(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
getprotobyname — Get protocol number associated with protocol name
$name
) : int
getprotobyname() returns the protocol number
associated with the protocol name
as per
/etc/protocols.
name
The protocol name.
Returns the protocol number, or FALSE
on failure.
Example #1 getprotobyname() example
<?php
$protocol = 'tcp';
$get_prot = getprotobyname($protocol);
if ($get_prot === FALSE) {
echo 'Invalid Protocol';
} else {
echo 'Protocol #' . $get_prot;
}
?>