Here is an updated version of the class previously discussed in chat. It can do what you require, as well as many other useful things.
<?php
class IPv4Subnet implements ArrayAccess, Iterator {
/*
* Address format constants
*/
const ADDRESS_BINARY = 0x01;
const ADDRESS_INT = 0x02;
const ADDRESS_DOTDEC = 0x04;
const ADDRESS_SUBNET = 0x08;
/*
* Constants to control whether getHosts() returns the network/broadcast addresses
*/
const HOSTS_WITH_NETWORK = 0x10;
const HOSTS_WITH_BROADCAST = 0x20;
const HOSTS_ALL = 0x30;
/*
* Properties to store base address and subnet mask as binary strings
*/
protected $address;
protected $mask;
/*
* Counter to track the current iteration offset
*/
private $iteratorOffset = 0;
/*
* Array to hold values retrieved via ArrayAccess
*/
private $arrayAccessObjects = array();
/*
* Helper methods
*/
private function longToBinary ($long) {
return pack('N', $long);
}
private function longToDottedDecimal ($long) {
return ($long >> 24 & 0xFF).'.'.($long >> 16 & 0xFF).'.'.($long >> 8 & 0xFF).'.'.($long & 0xFF);
}
private function longToByteArray ($long) {
return array(
$long >> 24 & 0xFF,
$long >> 16 & 0xFF,
$long >> 8 & 0xFF,
$long & 0xFF
);
}
private function longToSubnet ($long) {
if (!isset($this->arrayAccessObjects[$long])) {
$this->arrayAccessObjects[$long] = new self($long);
}
return $this->arrayAccessObjects[$long];
}
private function binaryToLong ($binary) {
return current(unpack('N', $binary));
}
private function binaryToDottedDecimal ($binary) {
return implode('.', unpack('C*', $binary));
}
private function binaryToX ($binary, $mode) {
if ($mode & self::ADDRESS_BINARY) {
$result = $binary;
} else if ($mode & self::ADDRESS_INT) {
$result = $this->binaryToLong($binary);
} else if ($mode & self::ADDRESS_DOTDEC) {
$result = $this->binaryToDottedDecimal($binary);
} else {
$result = $this->longToSubnet($this->binaryToLong($binary));
}
return $result;
}
private function byteArrayToLong($bytes) {
return ($bytes[0] << 24) | ($bytes[1] << 16) | ($bytes[2] << 8) | $bytes[3];
}
private function byteArrayToBinary($bytes) {
return pack('C*', $bytes[0], $bytes[1], $bytes[2], $bytes[3]);
}
private function normaliseComparisonSubject (&$subject) {
if (!is_object($subject)) {
$subject = new self($subject);
}
if (!($subject instanceof self)) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('Subject must be an instance of IPv4Subnet');
}
}
private function validateOctetArray (&$octets) {
foreach ($octets as &$octet) {
$octet = (int) $octet;
if ($octet < 0 || $octet > 255) {
return FALSE;
}
}
return TRUE;
}
/*
* Constructor
*/
public function __construct ($address = NULL, $mask = NULL) {
if ($address === NULL || (is_string($address) && trim($address) === '')) {
$address = array(0, 0, 0, 0);
} else if (is_int($address)) {
$address = $this->longToByteArray($address);
} else if (is_string($address)) {
$parts = preg_split('#s*/s*#', trim($address), -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
if (count($parts) > 2) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('No usable IP address supplied: Syntax error');
} else if ($parts[0] === '') {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('No usable IP address supplied: IP address empty');
}
if (!empty($parts[1]) && !isset($mask)) {
$mask = $parts[1];
}
$address = preg_split('#s*.s*#', $parts[0], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
} else if (is_array($address)) {
$address = array_values($address);
} else {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('No usable IP address supplied: Value must be a string or an integer');
}
$suppliedAddressOctets = count($address);
$address += array(0, 0, 0, 0);
if ($suppliedAddressOctets > 4) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('No usable IP address supplied: IP address has more than 4 octets');
} else if (!$this->validateOctetArray($address)) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('No usable IP address supplied: At least one octet value outside acceptable range 0 - 255');
}
if ($mask === NULL) {
$mask = array_pad(array(), $suppliedAddressOctets, 255) + array(0, 0, 0, 0);
} else if (is_int($mask)) {
$mask = $this->longToByteArray($mask);
} else if (is_string($mask)) {
$mask = preg_split('#s*.s*#', trim($mask), -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
switch (count($mask)) {
case 1: // CIDR
$cidr = (int) $mask[0];
if ($cidr === 0) {
// Shifting 32 bits on a 32 bit system doesn't work, so treat this as a special case
$mask = array(0, 0, 0, 0);
} else if ($cidr <= 32) {
// This looks odd, but it's the nicest way I have found to get the 32 least significant bits set in a
// way that works on both 32 and 64 bit platforms
$base = ~((~0 << 16) << 16);
$mask = $this->longToByteArray($base << (32 - $cidr));
} else {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('Supplied mask invalid: CIDR outside acceptable range 0 - 32');
}
break;
case 4: break; // Dotted decimal
default: throw new InvalidArgumentException('Supplied mask invalid: Must be either a full dotted-decimal or a CIDR');
}
} else if (is_array($mask)) {
$mask = array_values($mask);
} else {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('Supplied mask invalid: Type invalid');
}
if (!$this->validateOctetArray($mask)) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('Supplied mask invalid: At least one octet value outside acceptable range 0 - 255');
}
// Check bits are contiguous from left
// TODO: Improve this mechanism
$asciiBits = sprintf('%032b', $this->byteArrayToLong($mask));
if (strpos(rtrim($asciiBits, '0'), '0') !== FALSE) {
throw new InvalidArgumentException('Supplied mask invalid: Set bits are not contiguous from the most significant bit');
}
$this->mask = $this->byteArrayToBinary($mask);
$this->address = $this->byteArrayToBinary($address) & $this->mask;
}
/*
* ArrayAccess interface methods (read only)
*/
public function offsetExists ($offset) {
if ($offset === 'network' || $offset === 'broadcast') {
return TRUE;
}
$offset = filter_var($offset, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
if ($offset === FALSE || $offset < 0) {
return FALSE;
}
return $offset < $this->getHostsCount();
}
public function offsetGet ($offset) {
if (!$this->offsetExists($offset)) {
return NULL;
}
if ($offset === 'network') {
$address = $this->getNetworkAddress(self::ADDRESS_INT);
} else if ($offset === 'broadcast') {
$address = $this->getBroadcastAddress(self::ADDRESS_INT);
} else {
// How much the address needs to be adjusted by to account for network address
$adjustment = (int) ($this->getHostsCount() > 2);
$address = $this->binaryToLong($this->address) + $offset + $adjustment;
}
return $this->longToSubnet($address);
}
public function offsetSet ($offset, $value) {}
public function offsetUnset ($offset) {}
/*
* Iterator interface methods
*/
public function current () {
return $this->offsetGet($this->iteratorOffset);
}
public function key () {
return $this->iteratorOffset;
}
public function next () {
$this->iteratorOffset++;
}
public function rewind () {
$this->iteratorOffset = 0;
}
public function valid () {
return $this->iteratorOffset < $this->getHostsCount();
}
/*
* Data access methods
*/
public function getHosts ($mode = self::ADDRESS_SUBNET) {
// Parse flags and initialise vars
$bin = (bool) ($mode & self::ADDRESS_BINARY);
$int = (bool) ($mode & self::ADDRESS_INT);
$dd = (bool) ($mode & self::ADDRESS_DOTDEC);
$base = $this->binaryToLong($this->address);
$mask = $this->binaryToLong($this->mask);
$hasNwBc = !($mask & 0x03);
$result = array();
// Get network address if requested
if (($mode & self::HOSTS_WITH_NETWORK) && $hasNwBc) {
$result[] = $base;
}
// Get hosts
for ($current = $hasNwBc ? $base + 1 : $base; ($current & $mask) === $base; $current++) {
$result[] = $current;
}
// Remove broadcast address if present and not requested
if ($hasNwBc && !($mode & self::HOSTS_WITH_BROADCAST)) {
array_pop($result);
}
// Convert to the correct type
if ($bin) {
$result = array_map(array($this, 'longToBinary'), $result);
} else if ($dd) {
$result = array_map(array($this, 'longToDottedDecimal'), $result);
} else if (!$int) {
$result = array_map(array($this, 'longToSubnet'), $result);
}
return $result;
}
public function getHostsCount () {
$count = $this->getBroadcastAddress(self::ADDRESS_INT) - $this->getNetworkAddress(self::ADDRESS_INT);
return $count > 2 ? $count - 1 : $count + 1; // Adjust return value to exclude network/broadcast addresses
}
public function getNetworkAddress ($mode = self::ADDRESS_