| cWhois is a php function that can be used to check if a domain name is registered (or available) and also to retrieve details about the domain owner. cWhois works with over 400 domain extensions such as .de, .at,.nl, .it, .com, .net, .org, .co.uk, .de, com.hk, .my etc. This makes it one of the most comprehensive whois utilities on the market. cWhois issimple to use and easy to incorporate into your pages. Perfect for web hosting and domain name site. |
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- Easy to use php function call. More flexible than perl versions.
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- Simple to add to any page layout. No templates required
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- Works with over 400 global and international domain extensions (see full list)
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- Determines whether domain is registered or not
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- Returns full domain registration information
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- No external whois utility required as cWhois includes this built in
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- Supports some domain registrars such as .fm without dedicated whois server
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- Supports .eu (DAS and whois lookup) new feature
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- IDN support (accents) for com .net .de .ch .li .no .at .dk and .se
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- Makes use of DAS if available to check for availability
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- Determines if domain name is premium & offered price (.tv .fm & .dj)
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- Easy to include only the extensions that you require or wish to support
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- Add new domain extensions with just one line of text
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- Simple to add to a shopping cart for domain names
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- Built in security. Control who can call the function
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- Doesn't matter if user types www or http://www as part of domain name
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- Ideal for use by domain registration and web hosting companies
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- Excellent technical support
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Sample usage
Using cWhois couldn't be easier. Here is a sample php call:-
$result=cWhois($domain, $extension, $details);
$domain contains the domain to lookup such as yourdomain.com.
$extension optionally contains the domain extension such as .com
$details is used to receive the returned registration details for the domain owner.
$result contains the functions return status:-
0=Domain is not registered and therefore should be available for registration.
1=Domain is registered. $details contains the registration details.
2=Domain extension not recognised or supported.
3=Domain name is not valid.
4=Referer is not allowed to use function. You can set this if required to control use.
5=Could not contact registry to lookup domain.
6=Domain available at a premium (.tv, .fm & .dj). Offered price is last line in $details. |
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Demo
We have several demo's that you can try. Also you may like to take a look at how we have used cWhois on our site when ordering a domain name or web hosting.
1) Demo checking of domain availability. Any supported extension.
2) Demo as above but using a drop down menu with just a few extensions.
3) Demo with checkboxes allowing several domains to be checked at a time.
4) Demo whois lookup. |
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Requirements
cWhois should work with most servers even hosted virtual servers as long as php 4 or above is installed. Fully compatible with php 5.Unlike other similar scripts cWhois does not require any external whois utility. |
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Order cWhois
cWhois can be ordered for immediate download. The cost for use on one domain is just €29.95. |
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