gethostname

    (PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    gethostname — Gets the host name

    Description

    gethostname(): string|false

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

    Parameters

    This function has no parameters.

    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
    ?>

    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

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