getservbyname - Get the port number associated with Internet services and protocols

Name:getservbyname

Category:Network

Programming Language:php

One-line Description:Returns the port number for the given Internet service and protocol.

Definition and usage

getservbyname() function returns the port number of the given Internet service and protocol.

An example of getservbyname() :

 <?php
$portnum = getservbyname ( "http" , "tcp" ) ;
echo $portnum ;
?>

 getservbyname ( service , protocol )

parameter	describe
service	Required. Specify the Internet service name (such as "http").
protocol	Required. Specify a protocol name (such as "tcp" or "udp").

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