[#BIO_gethostbyname]
= BIO_gethostbyname
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Resolve `name` with gethostbyname(3) (deprecated; prefer BIO_lookup_ex()).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/bio.h>`

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BIO_gethostbyname(char const* name);
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[WARNING]
====
https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/deprecated[Deprecated^]. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.
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== Return Value

Pointer to a static hostent on success, or NULL on failure.

== Parameters

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| Name| Description
| *name*
| Host name to look up.
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