yp_match
    (PHP 3>= 3.0.7, PHP 4 )
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;
?> | 
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     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()