(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
checkdnsrr — Check DNS records corresponding to a given Internet host name or IP address
$hostname, string $type = "MX"): bool
   Searches DNS for records of type type
   corresponding to hostname. 
  
hostname
       hostname may either be the IP address in
       dotted-quad notation or the host name.
      
type
       type may be any one of: A, MX, NS, SOA,
       PTR, CNAME, AAAA, A6, SRV, NAPTR, TXT or ANY.
      
   Returns true if any records are found; returns false if no records
   were found or if an error occurred.
  
Note:
For compatibility with Windows before this was implemented, then try the » PEAR class » Net_DNS.