The script automatically parses the whois data to determine whether the domain name is available or already registered.

Additionally, the script can automatically clean irrelevant text from the whois result (such as the whois server's terms & conditions) for well-known servers enhancing the clarity of whois lookup results, and this feature can be added for other servers by editing the config.txt file.

Main Features

• All major tlds supported (including com, net, org, info, biz, us, co.uk, org.uk, etc).
• Optionally automatically redirect a query to the authoritative whois server for a tld where appropriate (.com and .net).
• CSS-based design for easy integration with your existing website design.
• Free to use.
• Can cache whois lookup results for a specified amount of time, reducing bandwidth and system usage.
• Optionally require users to enter a randomly generated code, displayed as an image, for each lookup to stop people using scripts to abuse the system.
• Comes with a detailed and heavily commented example script fully illustrating usage.
• Easy installation - Basic version requires only 1 line of code.
• Optionally clean whois data of extraneous text (for some tlds).
• Easily limit which tlds are supported with one line of code.
• Optionally hilight main fields in the whois data for extra clarity.