gethostbyname uses the local DNS cache, could that be the problem? -- itoctopus - http://www.itoctopus.com "Kent Tong" <kent@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:loom.20070326T110351-437@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi, > > We have moved our DNS server from one IP to another. But on a Linux > server, the PHP programs keep using the old DNS server IP. For > example, for a simple php file: > > <? echo gethostbyname ("smtp.cpttm"); ?> > > When it is run, it tries to lookup smtp.cpttm using the old DNS > server (I know it using tcpdump). The new DNS server is specified in > /etc/resolv.conf. If I issue "ping smtp.cpttm" in a command prompt, > then tcpdump shows that it is accessing the new DNS server. > > Any idea? Thanks. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php