Net_Ping::ping()

Description

Executes a ping command

Parameter

• string $host - the name of the server or the IP-adress

Return value

string - the return message of the ping command

Note

This function can not be called statically

Example

<?php

require_once 'Net/Whois.php' ;

$ping = new Net_Ping;
$ping->setArgs(array("count" => 5),
                     "size"  => 32),
                     "ttl"   => 512)
                    )
              );      
var_dump($ping->ping("example.com"));

?>