Checking domain availability?

[pbryd]

If I wanted to let a visitor check to see if a domain was registered from my web site how could I do it?

Perhaps a script provided by a domain registrar?

 

[grantwgrantw is verified member.]

You need a whois script. From a .uk point of view your server will be limited to 1000 lookups per day unless you amend the script and apply to use Nominets whois2:

http://www.nominet.org.uk/other/whois2/

Grant

 

[pbryd]

Thanks Grant - I think 1000 look ups will be fine.

All I would need from the look up is whether the domain is already taken, then I can add a link to a registrar.

 

[grantwgrantw is verified member.]

Thanks Grant - I think 1000 look ups will be fine.

All I would need from the look up is whether the domain is already taken, then I can add a link to a registrar.

Whatever way you display the results you're always going to be grabbing the whole whois data and then detemining it's availability by text within it. For example 'No match for' for .uk domains means it's available.

This should do similar to what you want:

http://www.whoisscript.net/

Grant

 

[pbryd]

Thanks again, i'd found that in my searching, I thought the whole thing would have been more complicated.

 

[AdminAdmin is verified member.]

Hi, this will give you what you are looking for:

http://www.dailydomain.co.uk/project/

Admin