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# getservbyname

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

getservbyname — Get port number associated with an Internet service and protocol

### Description

int getservbyname ( string `$service` , string `$protocol` )

getservbyname() returns the Internet port which corresponds to `service` for the specified `protocol` as per /etc/services.

### Parameters

`service`

  The Internet service name, as a string.

`protocol`

  `protocol` is either "tcp" or "udp" (in lowercase).

### Return Values

Returns the port number, or `FALSE` if `service` or `protocol` is not found.

### Examples

Example #1 getservbyname() example

`<?php
$services = array('http', 'ftp', 'ssh', 'telnet', 'imap',
'smtp', 'nicname', 'gopher', 'finger', 'pop3', 'www');
foreach ($services as $service) {
$port = getservbyname($service, 'tcp');
echo $service . ": " . $port . "<br />\n";
}
?>`

### See Also

- getservbyport() - Get Internet service which corresponds to port and protocol
- » http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers for a complete list of port numbers.

getprotobynumber
getservbyport
Network Functions
PHP Manual