checkdnsrr

Check DNS records corresponding to a given Internet host name or IP address

Description

bool checkdnsrr(string $hostname, string $type = "MX")

Searches DNS for records of type type corresponding to hostname.

Parameters

hostname

hostname may either be the IP address in dotted-quad notation or the host name.

type

type may be any one of: A, MX, NS, SOA, PTR, CNAME, AAAA, A6, SRV, NAPTR, TXT or ANY.

Return Values

Returns true if any records are found; returns false if no records were found or if an error occurred.

Notes

Note:

For compatibility with Windows before this was implemented, then try the » PEAR class » Net_DNS.

See Also

  • dns_get_record
  • getmxrr
  • gethostbyaddr
  • gethostbyname
  • gethostbynamel
  • the named(8) manual page