PHP :: Bug #12678 :: gethostbyname returns hostname instead of adresss

Bug #12678	gethostbyname returns hostname instead of adresss
Submitted:	2001-08-09 15:57 UTC	Modified:	2002-06-18 18:42 UTC
From:	bobsledbob at yahoo dot com	Assigned:
Status:	Not a bug	Package:	Network related
PHP Version:	4.0.6	OS:	Linux 2.2.16-22
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2001-08-09 15:57 UTC] bobsledbob at yahoo dot com

I'm having a problem where gethostbyname is returning the hostname not the IP address.  Resolving hosts works fine on the command line with nslookup, host, etc.

This is the exact problem as bug #8856.  Andy said it should be resolved in 4.06, but I'm having problems.

Thanks.

Adam

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[2001-08-09 16:02 UTC] alindeman@php.net

Can you access the internet from a browser?

gethostbyname() returns the hostname when it can't find the 
IP (invalid address.)

Make sure your nameserver's are setup correctly.

[2001-08-09 16:13 UTC] bobsledbob at yahoo dot com

> Can you access the internet from a browser?

Yes, I can resolve any hostname using nslookup, host, etc.  This machine accesses the internet just fine.

ie.  from the command line:

[hydro@mail htdocs]$ host calc.intershipper.net
calc.intershipper.net is a nickname for www.intershipper.net
www.intershipper.net has address 216.58.153.11
[hydro@mail htdocs]$ 

but from PHP
<?php
echo gethostbyname ("calc.intershipper.net");
?>

calc.intershipper.net



> Make sure your nameserver's are setup correctly.

To the best of my knowledge, they are.

[2001-08-09 21:51 UTC] sniper@php.net

Could you please try gethostbynamel() with the same 
hostname? 

(these both work for me just fine..)

--Jani

[2001-08-10 13:06 UTC] bobsledbob at yahoo dot com

<?php
  $domain = "www.yahoo.com";
  echo gethostbyname($domain) . "<br>\n";
  print_r (gethostbynamel($domain));
?> 

www.yahoo.com
Array ()


As I've thought about this some, I believe I started having problems with this only after upgrading to 4.06.  It may have worked with 4.05 and I know it was working for me with 4.04plx   Maybe this has something to do with my Linux Disto?  I'm using RedHat 7.0

Thanks for your thoughts.  For now, I'm just hard coding the ip address I need, so it's not like this is bogging me down.

Adam

[2001-09-25 16:47 UTC] jimw@php.net

duplicate of 13243. (yes, that's a later bug. but it documents the problem more concisely.)

[2001-09-26 11:14 UTC] bobsledbob at yahoo dot com

I'm having a hard time understanding how bug 13243 has anything to do with this bug.

[2001-09-26 11:17 UTC] bobsledbob at yahoo dot com

Ahh, duplicate of bug 13443.  Thanks!

[2002-06-18 18:42 UTC] sniper@php.net

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