Description
int 
getprotobyname ( string name )
     getprotobyname() returns the protocol number
     associated with the protocol name as per
     /etc/protocols.
    
     
Example 1. getprotobyname() example 
<?php $protocol = 'tcp'; $get_prot = getprotobyname($protocol); if ($get_prot == -1) {     // if nothing found, returns -1     echo 'Invalid Protocol'; } else {     echo 'Protocol #' . $get_prot; } ?>
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     See also: getprotobynumber().