Re: [PHP] Checking if a host is online

From: Duncan (dhill_at_cricalix.net)
Date: 11/29/03

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    Jason Giangrande said:

    > command (ping -c 1 $host), and while I could get that to work, since it
    > returns non-zero status if the host can not be contacted, it takes quite
    > a while to execute for even a few hosts at once.

    fping may help.

    Running a background job that just monitors ping status and updates a record
    somewhere is probably the best way. The PHP script needs only read the
    records to understand the status of the 'world'. As mentioned, this is what
    big brother does, to a certain extent.

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