This method has no error handling, it simply puts out "false" and it is impossible to check for NXDOMAIN, SERVFAIL, TIMEOUT or any other error...
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
dns_get_record — Fetch DNS Resource Records associated with a hostname
$hostname,$type = DNS_ANY,&$authoritative_name_servers = null,&$additional_records = null,$raw = false
Fetch DNS Resource Records associated with the given
hostname.
hostname
hostname should be a valid DNS hostname such
as "www.example.com". Reverse lookups can be generated
using in-addr.arpa notation, but
gethostbyaddr() is more suitable for
the majority of reverse lookups.
Note:
Per DNS standards, email addresses are given in
user.hostformat (for example:hostmaster.example.comas opposed tohostmaster@example.com), be sure to check this value and modify if necessary before using it with a functions such as mail().
type
By default, dns_get_record() will search for any
resource records associated with hostname.
To limit the query, use one of the
DNS_*
constants.
authoritative_name_serversPassed by reference and, if given, will be populated with Resource Records for the Authoritative Name Servers.
additional_recordsPassed by reference and, if given, will be populated with any Additional Records.
raw
The type will be interpreted as a raw DNS type ID
(the DNS_* constants cannot be used).
The return value will contain a data key, which needs
to be manually parsed.
This function returns an array of associative arrays,
or false on failure. Each associative array contains
at minimum the following keys:
| Attribute | Meaning |
|---|---|
| host | The record in the DNS namespace to which the rest of the associated data refers. |
| class |
dns_get_record() only returns Internet class records and as
such this parameter will always return IN.
|
| type | String containing the record type. Additional attributes will also be contained in the resulting array dependant on the value of type. See table below. |
| ttl |
"Time To Live" remaining for this record. This will not equal
the record's original ttl, but will rather equal the original ttl minus whatever
length of time has passed since the authoritative name server was queried.
|
| Type | Extra Columns |
|---|---|
A |
ip: An IPv4 addresses in dotted decimal notation.
|
MX |
pri: Priority of mail exchanger.
Lower numbers indicate greater priority.
target: FQDN of the mail exchanger.
See also dns_get_mx().
|
CNAME |
target: FQDN of location in DNS namespace to which
the record is aliased.
|
NS |
target: FQDN of the name server which is authoritative
for this hostname.
|
PTR |
target: Location within the DNS namespace to which
this record points.
|
TXT |
txt: Arbitrary string data associated with this record.
|
HINFO |
cpu: IANA number designating the CPU of the machine
referenced by this record.
os: IANA number designating the Operating System on
the machine referenced by this record.
See IANA's » Operating System
Names for the meaning of these values.
|
CAA |
flags: A one-byte bitfield; currently only bit 0 is defined,
meaning 'critical'; other bits are reserved and should be ignored.
tag: The CAA tag name (alphanumeric ASCII string).
value: The CAA tag value (binary string, may use subformats).
For additional information see: » RFC 6844
|
SOA |
mname: FQDN of the machine from which the resource
records originated.
rname: Email address of the administrative contact
for this domain.
serial: Serial # of this revision of the requested
domain.
refresh: Refresh interval (seconds) secondary name
servers should use when updating remote copies of this domain.
retry: Length of time (seconds) to wait after a
failed refresh before making a second attempt.
expire: Maximum length of time (seconds) a secondary
DNS server should retain remote copies of the zone data without a
successful refresh before discarding.
minimum-ttl: Minimum length of time (seconds) a
client can continue to use a DNS resolution before it should request
a new resolution from the server. Can be overridden by individual
resource records.
|
AAAA |
ipv6: IPv6 address
|
A6 |
masklen: Length (in bits) to inherit from the target
specified by chain.
ipv6: Address for this specific record to merge with
chain.
chain: Parent record to merge with
ipv6 data.
|
SRV |
pri: (Priority) lowest priorities should be used first.
weight: Ranking to weight which of commonly prioritized
targets should be chosen at random.
target and port: hostname and port
where the requested service can be found.
For additional information see: » RFC 2782
|
NAPTR |
order and pref: Equivalent to
pri and weight above.
flags, services, regex,
and replacement: Parameters as defined by
» RFC 2915.
|
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 7.0.16, 7.1.2 | Added support for CAA record type. |
Example #1 Using dns_get_record()
<?php
$result = dns_get_record("php.net");
print_r($result);
?>The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => MX
[pri] => 5
[target] => pair2.php.net
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 6765
)
[1] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => A
[ip] => 64.246.30.37
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 8125
)
)
Example #2 Using dns_get_record() and DNS_ANY
Since it's very common to want the IP address of a mail server
once the MX record has been resolved, dns_get_record()
also returns an array in additional_records which
contains associate records. authoritative_name_servers
is returned as well containing a list of authoritative name
servers.
<?php
/* Request "ANY" record for php.net,
and create $authns and $addtl arrays
containing list of name servers and
any additional records which go with
them */
$result = dns_get_record("php.net", DNS_ANY, $authns, $addtl);
echo "Result = ";
print_r($result);
echo "Auth NS = ";
print_r($authns);
echo "Additional = ";
print_r($addtl);
?>The above example will output something similar to:
Result = Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => MX
[pri] => 5
[target] => pair2.php.net
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 6765
)
[1] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => A
[ip] => 64.246.30.37
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 8125
)
)
Auth NS = Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => NS
[target] => remote1.easydns.com
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 10722
)
[1] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => NS
[target] => remote2.easydns.com
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 10722
)
[2] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => NS
[target] => ns1.easydns.com
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 10722
)
[3] => Array
(
[host] => php.net
[type] => NS
[target] => ns2.easydns.com
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 10722
)
)
Additional = Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[host] => pair2.php.net
[type] => A
[ip] => 216.92.131.5
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 6766
)
[1] => Array
(
[host] => remote1.easydns.com
[type] => A
[ip] => 64.39.29.212
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 100384
)
[2] => Array
(
[host] => remote2.easydns.com
[type] => A
[ip] => 212.100.224.80
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 81241
)
[3] => Array
(
[host] => ns1.easydns.com
[type] => A
[ip] => 216.220.40.243
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 81241
)
[4] => Array
(
[host] => ns2.easydns.com
[type] => A
[ip] => 216.220.40.244
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 81241
)
)
This method has no error handling, it simply puts out "false" and it is impossible to check for NXDOMAIN, SERVFAIL, TIMEOUT or any other error...Get more than one type at once like this:
<?php
$dnsr = dns_get_record('php.net', DNS_A + DNS_NS);
print_r($dnsr);
?>
Using DNS_ALL fails on some domains where DNS_ANY works. I noticed the function getting stuck on the DNS_PTR record, which caused it to return FALSE with this error:
PHP Warning: dns_get_record(): res_nsend() failed in ....
This gets all records except DNS_PTR:
<?php
$dnsr = dns_get_record('php.net', DNS_ALL - DNS_PTR);
print_r($dnsr);
?>You might have the same problem as me, where testing a non-existent domain will search for a subdomain relative to the domain you are executing from, for example:
// Test with working domain
var_dump( dns_get_record('google.com', DNS_A) );
/* works, returns
Array
(
[host] => google.com
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 299
[type] => A
[ip] => 172.217.12.142
)
*/
// Test with invalid domain on our website (example.com)
var_dump( dns_get_record('invalidtestingname.com', DNS_A) );
/* Doesn't work, pretend it's a subdomain
Array
(
[host] => invalidtestingname.com.example.com
[class] => IN
[ttl] => 299
[type] => A
[ip] => xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
)
*/
If anyone has that problem, add a "dot" at the end of the domain name, for example, instead of
dns_get_record('invalidtestingname.com', DNS_A);
Do this:
dns_get_record('invalidtestingname.com.', DNS_A);Although this works very well for general DNS queries if you want to do a direct DNS query to a specified DNS server (rather than using OS resolution) try PHPDNS: http://www.purplepixie.org/phpdns/
You can do direct (TCP or UDP) low-level queries to a nameserver and recurse at will. Very useful for testing specific servers and also for walking through a recursive resolution.Please note that Firewalls and anti malware software detects (and depending on company policies even blocks) DNS_ANY requests.
In that case the usage of this function fails.
This is because DNS_ANY requests can be exploited for creating "amplification (D)DOS attackes": You send 1 DNS_ANY request and get a huge amount of information back, thus even small requests can result into hugh network load.
I advise to use a more explicit name-request instead of using DNS_ANY.When I use DNS_ALL as the second parameter to invoke dns_get_record() on the OS of Windows, PHP emits a warning with the message "Warning: dns_get_record(): Type '251721779' not supported in blah.php on line blah", and DNS_ANY is always OKAY.Sadly this method does not allow for using an arbitrary nameserver.
If you need to make a request using a specific DNS server, you'll need to use either Pear/Net_DNS2, or libdns ( https://github.com/DaveRandom/LibDNS ).
If you want something shorter and lighter, you can also use this 150 lines function: https://gist.github.com/bohwaz/ddc61c4f7e031c3221a89981e70b830c