# Ping

**Repository Path**: mirrors_geerlingguy/Ping

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: Ping
- **Description**: A PHP class to ping hosts.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: 1.x
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2022-01-06
- **Last Updated**: 2025-12-14

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

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# Ping

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A PHP class to ping hosts.

There are a ton of different methods of pinging a server using PHP, and I've found most to be poorly documented or downright dangerous in their implementation.

Therefore, I've created this simple class, which incorporates the three most popular ping methods (`exec()` with the system's `ping` utility, `fsockopen()`, and `socket_create()`). Each method has its benefits and drawbacks, and may work better or worse on a particular system.

## Installation

```
$ composer require geerlingguy/ping
```

## Usage

This is a very simple class. Just create an instance, and run `ping()`.

```php
$host = 'www.example.com';
$ping = new \JJG\Ping($host);
$latency = $ping->ping();
if ($latency !== false) {
  print 'Latency is ' . $latency . ' ms';
}
else {
  print 'Host could not be reached.';
}
```

You can also specify the ttl (maximum hops) and timeout when creating the instance:

```php
$ttl = 128;
$timeout = 5;
$ping = new \JJG\Ping($host, $ttl, $timeout);
```

...or using the `setTtl()` or `setTimeout()` methods:

```php
$ping = new \JJG\Ping($host);
$ping->setTtl(128);
$ping->setTimeout(5);
```

You can change the host using the `setHost()` method:

```php
$ping = new \JJG\Ping($host);
...
$ping->setHost('www.anotherexample.com');
```

## License

Ping is licensed under the MIT (Expat) license. See included LICENSE.md.

## Author

Ping is maintained by [Jeff Geerling](https://www.jeffgeerling.com), and is used to check servers for [Server Check.in](https://servercheck.in), an inexpensive website and server uptime monitoring service.