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# checkdnsrr

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

checkdnsrr -- Check DNS records corresponding to a given Internet host name or IP address

## Description

int checkdnsrr ( string host [, string type])

Searches DNS for records of type `type` corresponding to `host`. Returns `TRUE` if any records are found; returns `FALSE` if no records were found or if an error occurred.

`type` may be any one of: A, MX, NS, SOA, PTR, CNAME, or ANY. The default is MX.

`Host` may either be the IP address in dotted-quad notation or the host name.

> Note: This function is not implemented on Windows platforms.

See also getmxrr(), gethostbyaddr(), gethostbyname(), gethostbynamel(), and the named(8) manual page.

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