Get MX records corresponding to a given Internet host name

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# getmxrr

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

getmxrr — Get MX records corresponding to a given Internet host name

### Description

bool getmxrr ( string `$hostname` , array `&$mxhosts` [, array `&$weight` ] )

Searches DNS for MX records corresponding to `hostname`.

### Parameters

`hostname`

  The Internet host name.

`mxhosts`

  A list of the MX records found is placed into the array `mxhosts`.

`weight`

  If the `weight` array is given, it will be filled with the weight information gathered.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` if any records are found; returns `FALSE` if no records were found or if an error occurred.

### Changelog

Version | Description
--- | ---
5.3.0 | This function is now available on Windows platforms.

### Notes

> Note:

> This function should not be used for the purposes of address verification. Only the mailexchangers found in DNS are returned, however, according to » RFC 2821 when no mail exchangers are listed, `hostname` itself should be used as the only mail exchanger with a priority of 0.

> Note:

> For compatibility with Windows before this was implemented, then try the » PEAR class » Net_DNS.

### See Also

- checkdnsrr() - Check DNS records corresponding to a given Internet host name or IP address
- dns_get_record() - Fetch DNS Resource Records associated with a hostname
- gethostbyname() - Get the IPv4 address corresponding to a given Internet host name
- gethostbynamel() - Get a list of IPv4 addresses corresponding to a given Internet host name
- gethostbyaddr() - Get the Internet host name corresponding to a given IP address
- the named(8) manual page

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