yp_matchPHP ManualPrevNextyp_matchyp_match -- Returns the matched line.Descriptionstring 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 1  2 <?php 3  $entry = yp_match($domain, "passwd.byname", "joe"); 4  echo "Matched entry is: " . $entry; 5 ?> 6  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() PrevHomeNextyp_masterUpyp_first