Why not use ping like
<?
$bob = exec("ping -c 1 php.net");
echo $bob;
?>
-----Original Message-----
From: Arcadius A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Re: Host OnLine ?
What if the host I'm checking is a simple workstation not running neither a
HTTP nor a FTP server ?
I'm writing this script for an intranet to check which machines are
currently on ...
Thanks ....
Arcad
"Arcadius A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hello !
> Is there any function in PHP returning true or false or something similar
> when a given host is online or not ?
>
> Basically , I'm in need od something "ping" ....
> Thanks ...
>
> Arcad
>
>
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