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);
echo $expanded;
$packed = str_repeat(chr(0), 15) . chr(1);
$expanded = inet_ntop($packed);
echo $expanded;
?>
Notes