yp_match
(PHP 4, PHP 5 <= 5.0.5)
yp_match — Returns the matched line
Description
   string yp_match
    ( string $domain
   , string $map
   , string $key
   )
  Returns the value associated with the passed key out of the specified map.
Parameters
- domain
- 
      The NIS domain name. 
- map
- 
      The NIS map. 
- key
- 
      This key must be exact. 
Return Values
Returns the value, or FALSE on errors.
Examples
Example #1 Example for NIS match
<?php
$entry = yp_match($domain, "passwd.byname", "joe");
echo "Matched entry is: " . $entry;
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
joe:##joe:11111:100:Joe User:/home/j/joe:/usr/local/bin/bash