This repository contains a collection of network tools written in PHP.

All these tools require raw sockets and will either require to be run as root or require your PHP binary to have the cap_net_raw capability. This capability can be set using:

sudo setcap cap_net_raw=eip /usr/bin/php5

Print information about incoming ICMP packets.

erik@localhost:~$ sudo ./icmpdump.php
icmpdump started
12:05:18 90.213.62.21 > 80.94.76.6 protocol=ICMP type=[Destination Unreachable] code=[Destination host unreachable]
        data:  80.94.76.6 > 90.213.62.21 protocol=UDP sourceport=6881 destinationport=49840
12:05:19 121.129.32.124 > 80.94.76.6 protocol=ICMP type=[Destination Unreachable] code=[Destination host unreachable]
        data:  80.94.76.6 > 121.129.32.124 protocol=TCP
12:05:20 77.28.53.220 > 80.94.76.6 protocol=ICMP type=[Destination Unreachable] code=[Communication administratively prohibited]
        data:  80.94.76.6 > 77.28.53.220 protocol=UDP sourceport=6881 destinationport=40703

Test the reachability of a host.

php ping.php [-n] destination

Display the route to a host.

php traceroute.php [-n] destination