Net_IPv4::parseAddress()
Net_IPv4::parseAddress() – Parse a CIDR address (address/netmask combination).
Synopsis
require_once('Net/IPv4.php');
bool parseAddress (
string $address
)
Description
Parses a Classless Inter-Domain Routing address (e.g. 192.168.1.0/24) and stores information in the object variables network, ip, netmask, broadcast, long and bitmask.
Example
How to get netmask and broadcast from CIDR address
<?php
require('Net/IPv4.php');
$cidr = '192.168.0.50/16';
$net = Net_IPv4::parseAddress($cidr);
echo $net->network; // 192.168.0.0
echo $net->ip; // 192.168.0.50
echo $net->broadcast; // 192.168.255.255
echo $net->bitmask; // 16
echo $net->long; // 3232235520 (long/double version of 192.168.0.50)
echo $net->netmask; // 255.255.0.0
?>
Return value
boolean - Returns TRUE on success,
PEAR_Error on failure.
Note
This function can not be called statically.