PHP inet_pton() Function
The PHP inet_pton() function converts a human readable IPv4 or IPv6 address into a packed 32bit IPv4 or 128bit IPv6 format.
Syntax
inet_pton(ip)
Parameters
ip |
Required. Specify a human readable IPv4 or IPv6 address. |
Return Value
Returns a packed 32bit IPv4 or 128bit IPv6 address on success and FALSE on failure.
Example:
The example below shows the usage of inet_pton() function.
<?php
//using inet_pton() function to
//convert an IP address
$addr1 = inet_pton("112.67.56.45");
$addr2 = inet_pton("91.40.41.93");
$addr3 = inet_pton("57.56.55.54");
$addr4 = inet_pton("126.42.94.96");
//displaying the result
echo $addr1."\n";
echo $addr2."\n";
echo $addr3."\n";
echo $addr4."\n";
?>
The output of the above code will be:
pC8- [()] 9876 ~*^`
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