host name ping

[firman]

If I have a computer named computer_test .. How would I write a program to return a value of "online" if it is pinged?

I need to be able to ping the computer from within my program.

[firman]

Anyone have any information on this?

[Sheldon]

something like

<?php
echo(chkServer('www.server.com', '80'));


function chkServer($host, $port){  
    $hostip = @gethostbyname($host);
    if($hostip == $host){
        echo "Server is down or does not exist";
    }else{
        if(!$x = @fsockopen($hostip, $port, $errno, $errstr, 5)){
            echo "Off Line";
        }else{
            echo "Online";
            if($x){
                @fclose($x);
            }
        }
    }
}
?>

[firman]

Will that also work for computers on a network using the computer's name?

[Sheldon]

pass, try it, use the ip address.

[firman]

Pass.. as in you do not know? or pass...can't do it? My IP's change