# master-addons/3.1.9/inc/classes/domain-checker.php

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```php
<?php

namespace MasterAddons\Inc\Classes;

/**
 * Class responsible for checking if a domain is registered
 *
 *
 * @param boolean $error_reporting Set if the function should display errors or suppress them, default is false
 * @return boolean true means the domain is NOT registered
 */
class Domain_Checker
{

    private  $error_reporting;

    public function __construct($debug = false)
    {

        if ($debug) {
            $error_reporting = true;
        } else {
            $error_reporting = false;
        }
    }


    public function is_available($domain)
    {

        // make the domain lowercase
        $domain = strtolower($domain);

        // Set the timeout (in seconds) for the socket open function.
        $timeout = 10;



        /**
         * This array contains the list of WHOIS servers and the "domain not found" string
         * to be searched for to check if the domain is available for registration.
         *
         * NOTE: The "domain not found" string may change at any time for any reason.
         */
        $whois_arr = array(
            "com"          => array("whois.verisign-grs.com", "No match for"),
            "net"          => array("whois.verisign-grs.com", "No match for "),
            "org"          => array("whois.pir.org", "NOT FOUND"),
            "co.uk"        => array("whois.nic.uk", "No match for "),
            "io"           => array("whois.nic.io", "is available for purchase"),
            "computer"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "ac"           => array("whois.nic.ac", "is available for purchase"),
            "academy"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "actor"        => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "ae"           => array("whois.aeda.net.ae", "No Data Found"),
            "aero"         => array("whois.aero", "NOT FOUND"),
            "af"           => array("whois.nic.af", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "ag"           => array("whois.nic.ag", "NOT FOUND"),
            "agency"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "ai"           => array("whois.ai", "If you would like to register this, or any .ai domain"),
            "am"           => array("whois.amnic.net", "No match"),
            "archi"        => array("whois.ksregistry.net", "not found..."),
            "arpa"         => array("whois.iana.org", "% This query returned 0 objects."),
            "as"           => array("whois.nic.as", "Domain Status: Available"),
            "asia"         => array("whois.nic.asia", "NOT FOUND"),
            "associates"   => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "at"           => array("whois.nic.at", "% nothing found"),
            "au"           => array("whois.audns.net.au", "NOT FOUND"),
            "aw"           => array("whois.nic.aw", " is free"),
            "ax"           => array("whois.ax", "No records matching "),
            "az"           => array("whois.az", "MATCH"),                                                                  // not responding
            "bar"          => array("whois.nic.bar", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "bargains"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "be"           => array("whois.dns.be", "Status:   AVAILABLE"),
            "berlin"       => array("whois.nic.berlin", "% No match"),
            "bg"           => array("whois.register.bg", "does not exist in database!"),
            "bi"           => array("whois1.nic.bi", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "bike"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "biz"          => array("whois.biz", "Not found: "),
            "bj"           => array("whois.nic.bj", "No records matching"),
            "blackfriday"  => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for"),
            "bn"           => array("whois.bn", "No records matching"),
            "boutique"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "build"        => array("whois.nic.build", "No Data Found"),
            "builders"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "bw"           => array("whois.nic.net.bw", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "by"           => array("whois.cctld.by", "Object does not exist"),
            "ca"           => array("whois.cira.ca", "Domain status: available"),
            "cab"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "camera"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "camp"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "captial"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "cards"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "careers"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "cat"          => array("whois.cat", "NOT FOUND."),
            "catering"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "cc"           => array("ccwhois.verisign-grs.com", "No match for"),
            "center"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "ceo"          => array("whois.nic.ceo", "Not found:"),
            "cf"           => array("whois.dot.cf", "Invalid query or domain name not known in Dot CF Domain Registry"),
            "ch"           => array("whois.nic.ch", "We do not have an entry in our database matching your query."),
            "cheap"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "christmas"    => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "ci"           => array("whois.nic.ci", "not found"),
            "cl"           => array("whois.nic.cl", ": no existe"),
            "cleaning"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "clothing"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "club"         => array("whois.nic.club", "Not found:"),
            "cn"           => array("whois.cnnic.cn", "no matching record."),
            "co"           => array("whois.nic.co", "Not found:"),
            "codes"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "coffee"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "college"      => array("whois.centralnic.com", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "cologne"      => array("whois-fe1.pdt.cologne.tango.knipp.de", "no matching objects found"),
            "community"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "company"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "construction" => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "contractors"  => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "cooking"      => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "cool"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "coop"         => array("whois.nic.coop", "No domain records were found to match"),
            "country"      => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "cruises"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "cx"           => array("whois.nic.cx", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "cz"           => array("whois.nic.cz", "No entries found."),
            "dating"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "de"           => array("whois.denic.de", "Status: free"),
            "democrat"     => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "desi"         => array("whois.ksregistry.net", "not found..."),
            "diamonds"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "directory"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "dk"           => array("whois.dk-hostmaster.dk", "No entries found for the selected source."),
            "dm"           => array("whois.nic.dm", "not found..."),
            "domains"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "dz"           => array("whois.nic.dz", "NO OBJECT FOUND!"),
            "ec"           => array("whois.nic.ec", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "edu"          => array("whois.educause.edu", "No Match"),
            "education"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "ee"           => array("whois.tld.ee", "No entries found."),
            "email"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "engineering"  => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "enterprises"  => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "equipment"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            //"es" => array("whois.nic.es","MATCH"), //  You need your IP to be whitelisted, read more: https://sede.red.gob.es/eRegistro/inicio.action
            "estate"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "eu"            => array("whois.eu", "Status: AVAILABLE"),
            "eus"           => array("whois.eus.coreregistry.net", "no matching objects found"),
            "events"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "expert"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "exposed"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "farm"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "feedback"      => array("whois.centralnic.com", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "fi"            => array("whois.fi", "Domain not found"),
            "fish"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "fishing"       => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "flights"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "florist"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "fo"            => array("whois.nic.fo", "No entries found."),
            "foo"           => array("domain-registry-whois.l.google.com", "Domain not found"),
            "foundation"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "fr"            => array("whois.nic.fr", "No entries found"),
            "frogans"       => array("whois-frogans.nic.fr", "Requested Domain cannot be found"),
            "futbol"        => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "ga"            => array("whois.gal.coreregistry.net", "no matching objects found"),
            "gal"           => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "gd"            => array("whois.nic.gd", "not found..."),
            "gg"            => array("whois.gg", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "gi"            => array("whois2.afilias-grs.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "gift"          => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "gl"            => array("whois.nic.gl", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "glass"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "gop"           => array("whois-cl01.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "gov"           => array("whois.nic.gov", "No match for"),
            "graphics"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "gripe"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "gs"            => array("whois.nic.gs", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "guitars"       => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "guru"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "gy"            => array("whois.registry.gy", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "haus"          => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "hk"            => array("whois.hkirc.hk", "The domain has not been registered."),
            "hn"            => array("whois.nic.hn", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "holiday"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "horse"         => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "house"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "hr"            => array("whois.dns.hr", "ERROR: no entries found"),
            "ht"            => array("whois.nic.ht", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "hu"            => array("whois.nic.hu", "No match"),
            "id"            => array("whois.pandi.or.id", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "ie"            => array("whois.domainregistry.ie", "Not Registered"),
            "il"            => array("whois.isoc.org.il", "No data was found to match the request criteria."),
            "im"            => array("whois.nic.im", "was not found."),
            "immobilien"    => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "in"            => array("whois.inregistry.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "industries"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "institute"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "int"           => array("whois.iana.org", "This query returned 0 objects."),
            "international" => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "iq"            => array("whois.cmc.iq", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "ir"            => array("whois.nic.ir", "No entries found in the selected"),
            "is"            => array("whois.isnic.is", "No entries found for query"),
            "it"            => array("whois.nic.it", "Status: AVAILABLE"),
            "je"            => array("whois.je", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "jobs"          => array("jobswhois.verisign-grs.com", "No match for"),
            "jp"            => array("whois.jprs.jp", "No match!!"),
            "kaufen"        => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "ke"            => array("whois.kenic.or.ke", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "kg"            => array("whois.domain.kg", "Data not found. This domain is available for registration."),
            "ki"            => array("whois.nic.ki", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "kitchen"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "kiwi"          => array("whois.dot-kiwi.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "koeln"         => array("whois-fe1.pdt.koeln.tango.knipp.de", "no matching objects found"),
            "kr"            => array("whois.kr", "Above domain name is not registered to KRNIC."),
            "kz"            => array("whois.nic.kz", "Nothing found for this query."),
            "la"            => array("whois.nic.la", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "land"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "lease"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "li"            => array("whois.nic.li", "We do not have an entry in our database matching your query"),
            "lighting"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "limo"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "link"          => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "london"        => array("whois-lon.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "lt"            => array("whois.domreg.lt", "Status: available"),
            "lu"            => array("whois.dns.lu", "No such domain"),
            "luxury"        => array("whois.nic.luxury", "No Data Found"),
            "lv"            => array("whois.nic.lv", "Status: free"),
            "ly"            => array("whois.nic.ly", "Not found"),
            "ma"            => array("whois.iam.net.ma", "No Objects Found"),
            "management"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "mango"         => array("whois.mango.coreregistry.net", "no matching objects found"),
            "marketing"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "md"            => array("whois.nic.md", "No match for"),
            "me"            => array("whois.nic.me", "NOT FOUND"),
            "media"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "menu"          => array("whois.nic.menu", "No Data Found"),
            "mg"            => array("whois.nic.mg", "Domain Status: Available"),
            "miami"         => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "mk"            => array("whois.marnet.mk", "no entries found"),
            "ml"            => array("whois.dot.ml", "domain name not known"),
            "mn"            => array("whois.nic.mn", "MATCH"),                                                           // not responding
            "mo"            => array("whois.monic.mo", "No match for"),
            "mobi"          => array("whois.dotmobiregistry.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "moda"          => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "monash"        => array("whois.nic.monash", "No Data Found"),
            "mp"            => array("whois.nic.mp", "MATCH"),                                                           // not responding
            "ms"            => array("whois.nic.ms", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "mu"            => array("whois.nic.mu", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "museum"        => array("whois.museum", "NOT FOUND."),
            "mx"            => array("whois.mx", "Object_Not_Found"),
            "my"            => array("whois.domainregistry.my", "does not exist in database"),
            "na"            => array("whois.na-nic.com.na", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "name"          => array("whois.nic.name", "No match for"),
            "nc"            => array("whois.nc", "No entries found in the .nc database"),
            "nf"            => array("whois.nic.nf", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "ng"            => array("whois.nic.net.ng", "Domain Status: Available"),
            "ninja"         => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "nl"            => array("whois.domain-registry.nl", "is free"),
            "no"            => array("whois.norid.no", "% No match"),
            "nu"            => array("whois.iis.nu", "not found."),
            "nz"            => array("whois.srs.net.nz", "220 Available"),
            "om"            => array("whois.registry.om", "No Data Found"),
            "onl"           => array("whois.afilias-srs.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "paris"         => array("whois-paris.nic.fr", "Requested Domain cannot be found"),
            "partners"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "parts"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "pe"            => array("kero.yachay.pe", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "pf"            => array("whois.registry.pf", "Domain unknown"),
            "photo"         => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "photography"   => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "photos"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "pics"          => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "pictures"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "pl"            => array("whois.dns.pl", "No information available"),
            "plumbing"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "pm"            => array("whois.nic.pm", "No entries found"),
            "post"          => array("whois.dotpostregistry.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "pr"            => array("whois.nic.pr", "is not registered."),
            "pro"           => array("whois.dotproregistry.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "productions"   => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "properties"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "pt"            => array("whois.dns.pt", "no match"),
            "pub"           => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "pw"            => array("whois.nic.pw", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "qa"            => array("whois.registry.qa", "No Data Found"),
            "quebec"        => array("whois.quebec.rs.corenic.net", "no matching objects found"),
            "re"            => array("whois.nic.re", "No entries found"),
            "recipes"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "reisen"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "rentals"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "repair"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "report"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "rest"          => array("whois.centralnic.com", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "reviews"       => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "rich"          => array("whois.afilias-srs.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "ro"            => array("whois.rotld.ro", "No entries found"),
            "rocks"         => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "rodeo"         => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "rs"            => array("whois.rnids.rs", "Domain is not registered"),
            "ru"            => array("whois.tcinet.ru", "No entries found"),
            "ruhr"          => array("whois.nic.ruhr", "no matching objects found"),
            "sa"            => array("whois.nic.net.sa", "No Match for"),
            "saarland"      => array("whois.ksregistry.net", "not found..."),
            "sb"            => array("whois.nic.net.sb", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "sc"            => array("whois2.afilias-grs.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "se"            => array("whois.iis.se", "not found."),
            "services"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "sexy"          => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for"),
            "sg"            => array("whois.sgnic.sg", "Domain Not Found"),
            "sh"            => array("whois.nic.sh", "is available for purchase"),
            "shoes"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "si"            => array("whois.arnes.si", "No entries found"),
            "singles"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "sk"            => array("whois.sk-nic.sk", "Not found."),
            "sm"            => array("whois.nic.sm", "No entries found."),
            "sn"            => array("whois.nic.sn", "NOT FOUND"),
            "so"            => array("whois.nic.so", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "social"        => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found."),
            "solar"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "solutions"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "soy"           => array("domain-registry-whois.l.google.com", "Domain not found"),
            "st"            => array("whois.nic.st", "No entries found"),
            "su"            => array("whois.tcinet.ru", "No entries found"),
            "supplies"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "supply"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "support"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "sx"            => array("whois.sx", "Status: AVAILABLE"),
            "sy"            => array("whois.tld.sy", "Domain Status: Available"),
            "systems"       => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "tattoo"        => array("whois.uniregistry.net", "is available for registration"),
            "tc"            => array("whois.meridiantld.net", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "technology"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "tel"           => array("whois.nic.tel", "Not found:"),
            "tf"            => array("whois.nic.tf", "No entries found"),
            "th"            => array("whois.thnic.co.th", "No match for"),
            "tienda"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "tips"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "tk"            => array("whois.dot.tk", "Invalid query or domain name not known"),
            "tl"            => array("whois.nic.tl", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "tm"            => array("whois.nic.tm", "is available for purchase"),
            "tn"            => array("whois.ati.tn", "NO OBJECT FOUND!"),
            "to"            => array("whois.tonic.to", "No match for"),
            "today"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "tools"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "town"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "toys"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "tr"            => array("whois.nic.tr", "No match found for"),
            "training"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "travel"        => array("whois.nic.travel", "Not found:"),
            "tv"            => array("tvwhois.verisign-grs.com", "No match for"),
            "tw"            => array("whois.twnic.net.tw", "No Found"),
            "tz"            => array("whois.tznic.or.tz", "No entries found."),
            "ua"            => array("whois.ua", "No entries found for"),
            "ug"            => array("whois.co.ug", "No entries found for the selected source(s)."),
            "uk"            => array("whois.nic.uk", "This domain name has not been registered."),
            "university"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "us"            => array("whois.nic.us", "Not found"),
            "uy"            => array("whois.nic.org.uy", "No match for"),
            "black"         => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "blue"          => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "info"          => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "kim"           => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "pink"          => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "red"           => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "shiksha"       => array("whois.afilias.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "uz"            => array("whois.cctld.uz", "not found in database"),
            "vacations"     => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "vc"            => array("whois2.afilias-grs.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "ve"            => array("whois.nic.ve", "No match for"),
            "vegas"         => array("whois.afilias-srs.net", "NOT FOUND"),
            "ventures"      => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "vg"            => array("ccwhois.ksregistry.net", "not found..."),
            "viajes"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "villas"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "vision"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "vodka"         => array("whois-dub.mm-registry.com", "Status: Not Registered"),
            "voting"        => array("whois.voting.tld-box.at", "No match"),
            "voyage"        => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "vu"            => array("vunic.vu", "is not valid!"),
            "wang"          => array("whois.gtld.knet.cn", "No match"),
            "watch"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "wed"           => array("whois.nic.wed", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "wf"            => array("whois.nic.wf", "No entries found in the AFNIC Database."),
            "wien"          => array("whois.nic.wien", "No match"),
            "wiki"          => array("whois.nic.wiki", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "works"         => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "ws"            => array("whois.website.ws", "No match for"),
            "xxx"           => array("whois.nic.xxx", "NOT FOUND"),
            "xyz"           => array("whois.nic.xyz", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "yt"            => array("whois.nic.yt", "No entries found in the AFNIC Database."),
            "ryukyu"        => array("whois.nic.ryukyu", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "zm"            => array("whois.nic.zm", "Domain Status: No Object Found"),
            "zone"          => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found."),
            "scot"          => array("whois.nic.scot", "no matching objects found"),
            "br"            => array("whois.nic.br", "No match for"),
            "engineer"      => array("whois.nic.engineer", "Domain not found"),
            "gifts"         => array("whois.nic.gifts", "Domain not found"),
            "quebec"        => array("whois.nic.quebec", "no matching objects found"),
            "restaurant"    => array("whois.nic.restaurant", "Domain not found"),
            "sarl"          => array("whois.nic.sarl", "Domain not found"),
            "click"         => array("whois.nic.click", "is available for registration"),
            "host"          => array("whois.nic.host", "DOMAIN NOT FOUND"),
            "hosting"       => array("whois.nic.hosting", "is available for registration"),
            "trade"         => array("whois.nic.trade", "Not found"),
            "career"        => array("whois.nic.career|No match for"),
            "diet"          => array("whois.nic.diet", "is available for registration"),
            "help"          => array("whois.nic.help", "is available for registration"),
            "jobs"          => array("jobswhois.verisign-grs.com", "No match for"),
            "property"      => array("whois.nic.property", "is available for registration"),
            "beer"          => array("whois.nic.beer", "Not Registered"),
            "direct"        => array("whois.nic.direct", "Domain not found"),
            "place"         => array("whois.nic.place", "Domain not found"),
            "surf"          => array("whois.nic.surf", "Not Registered"),
            "healthcare"    => array("whois.donuts.co", "Domain not found"),
            "army"          => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found"),
            "navy"          => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found"),
            "airforce"      => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found"),
            "vet"           => array("whois.unitedtld.com", "Domain not found"),
            "za"            => array("whois.co.za", "Available")
        );


        // gethostbyname returns the same string if it cant find the domain,
        // we do a further check to see if it is a false positive
        //if (gethostbyname($domain) == $domain) {
        // get the TLD of the domain
        $tld = $this->get_tld($domain);

        // If an entry for the TLD exists in the whois array
        if (isset($whois_arr[$tld][0])) {
            // set the hostname for the whois server
            $whois_server = $whois_arr[$tld][0];

            // set the "domain not found" string
            $bad_string = $whois_arr[$tld][1];
        } else {
            // TODO: REFACTOR THIS
            // TLD is not in the whois array, die
            //throw new Exception("WHOIS server not found for that TLD");
            return '2';
        }

        $status = $this->checkDomainNameAvailabilty($domain, $whois_server, $bad_string);

        return $status;
        //} else {
        // not available
        //  return FALSE;
        //}

    }

    public function get_tld($domain)
    {
        $split = explode('.', $domain);

        if (count($split) === 0) {
            throw new \Exception('Invalid domain extension');
        }
        return end($split);
    }

    public function checkDomainNameAvailabilty($domain_name, $whois_server, $find_text)
    {

        // Open a socket connection to the whois server.
        // phpcs:disable WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions -- WHOIS is a raw TCP protocol on port 43; the WP HTTP API only supports HTTP/HTTPS and cannot perform WHOIS lookups, so a direct socket is required here.
        $con = fsockopen($whois_server, 43);
        if (!$con) return false;

        // Send the requested domain name
        fputs($con, $domain_name . "\r\n");

        // Read and store the server response
        $response = " :";
        while (!feof($con))
            $response .= fgets($con, 128);

        // Close the connection
        fclose($con);
        // phpcs:enable WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions

        // Check the Whois server response. strpos() can return 0 (match at the
        // very start) which is falsy, so compare against false explicitly —
        // otherwise an available domain can be misreported as taken.
        if (strpos(strtolower($response), strtolower($find_text)) !== false)
            return '1';
        else
            return '0';
    }
}

```
