inet_ntop

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Converts a packed internet address to a human readable representation.

PHP 5

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1

PHP 8.2-8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`inet_ntop` Function synopsis

inet_ntop(string $ip): string|false

Parameters

`$ip`

Typestring

A 32bit IPv4, or 128bit IPv6 address.

Return value

Typestring|false

Returns a string representation of the address or false on failure.

Changes to the `inet_ntop` Function

PHP 8.0

Return type added: string|false
Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $in_addr to $ip
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($ip): string

- inet_ntop($in_addr)
+ inet_ntop(string $ip): string|false

`inet_ntop` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported	Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported	Yes