string
Net_Ping::ping (
string
host
)
Executes a ping command
string $host
- the name of the server or the
IP-adress
string
-
the return message of the ping command
This function can not be called statically.
Sending a ping request
<?php
require_once "Net/Ping.php";
$ping = Net_Ping::factory();
if (PEAR::isError($ping)) {
echo $ping->getMessage();
} else {
$ping->setArgs(array('count' => 2));
var_dump($ping->ping('example.com'));
}
?>