yp_match

(3.0.7 - 3.0.18 only, PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)

yp_match -- Returns the matched line

Description

string yp_match (string domain, string map, string key)

yp_match() returns the value associated with the passed key out of the specified map or FALSE. This key must be exact.

Example 1. Example for NIS match

<?php
$entry = yp_match ($domain, "passwd.byname", "joe");
echo "Matched entry is: " . $entry;
?>

In this case this could be: joe:##joe:11111:100:Joe User:/home/j/joe:/usr/local/bin/bash

See also yp-get-default-domain()