inet_ntop
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
inet_ntop — Converts a packed internet address to a human readable representation
Description
string inet_ntop
( string $in_addr
)
This function converts a 32bit IPv4, or 128bit IPv6 address (if PHP was built with IPv6 support enabled) into an address family appropriate string representation.
Parameters
- in_addr
-
A 32bit IPv4, or 128bit IPv6 address.
Return Values
Returns a string representation of the address or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 inet_ntop() Example
<?php
$packed = chr(127) . chr(0) . chr(0) . chr(1);
$expanded = inet_ntop($packed);
/* Outputs: 127.0.0.1 */
echo $expanded;
$packed = str_repeat(chr(0), 15) . chr(1);
$expanded = inet_ntop($packed);
/* Outputs: ::1 */
echo $expanded;
?>
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | This function is now available on Windows platforms. |
See Also
- long2ip() - Converts an (IPv4) Internet network address into a string in Internet standard dotted format
- ip2long() - Converts a string containing an (IPv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a proper address
- inet_pton() - Converts a human readable IP address to its packed in_addr representation