How to get gethostbyname by using jquery [duplicate]

Question

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Can I lookup the IP address of a hostname from javascript?

Hi is there a jquery eqivalent to the php gethostbyname() function?

Answer 1

No, but you could make an ajax call to your server. The php on the server would then find it for you and return an answer. Note the following is untested.

Jquery

$.getJSON('gethostbyname.php', function(data){
    alert('Php said: ' +  data.ip);
});

-- EDIT --

Php

<?php
    $ip = gethostbyname('www.foo.com');
    $data.ip = $ip;
?>

If you wan't the domain to be dynamic you will have to use JQuery ajax

Answer 2

Try the hostname property of the location object in your JavaScript:

window.location.hostname