inet_ntop
inet_ntop
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7)
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 long integer address into a string in (IPv4) Internet standard dotted format
- ip2long() - Converts a string containing an (IPv4) Internet Protocol dotted address into a long integer
- inet_pton() - Converts a human readable IP address to its packed in_addr representation
← http_response_code
inet_pton →
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