gethostname

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7)

gethostname — Gets the host name

Description

gethostname ( void ) : string

gethostname() gets the standard host name for the local machine.

Return Values

Returns a string with the hostname on success, otherwise FALSE is returned.

Examples

Example #1 A simple gethostname() example

<?php
echo gethostname(); // may output e.g,: sandie

// Or, an option that also works before PHP 5.3
echo php_uname('n'); // may output e.g,: sandie
?>

See Also

  • gethostbyname() - Get the IPv4 address corresponding to a given Internet host name
  • gethostbyaddr() - Get the Internet host name corresponding to a given IP address
  • php_uname() - Returns information about the operating system PHP is running on