- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- filter_var: documentation ( source)
<?php
$ips = array('127.0.0.1', '127.0.0.%', '214.12.213.525', '1221.21.122.11', '256.111.111.111');
foreach($ips as $ip) { var_dump(filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4)); }