To get the continent of the current visitor, just use the IP address as parameter:
<?php
$continent = geoip_continent_code_by_name($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
?>
If you also want to support the Apache GeoIP extension:
<?php
if(isset($_SERVER["GEOIP_CONTINENT_CODE"]))
$continent = $_SERVER["GEOIP_CONTINENT_CODE"];
elseif(function_exists("geoip_continent_code_by_name") && isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']))
$continent = geoip_continent_code_by_name($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
else
$continent = 'unknown';
?>
geoip_continent_code_by_name
(PECL geoip >= 1.0.3)
geoip_continent_code_by_name — Get the two letter continent code
Description
The geoip_continent_code_by_name() function will return the two letter continent code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
Parameters
-
hostname -
The hostname or IP address whose location is to be looked-up.
Return Values
Returns the two letter continent code on success, or false if the
address cannot be found in the database.
| Code | Continent name |
|---|---|
AF |
Africa |
AN |
Antarctica |
AS |
Asia |
EU |
Europe |
NA |
North america |
OC |
Oceania |
SA |
South america |
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_continent_code_by_name() example
This will print where the host example.com is located.
<?php
$continent = geoip_continent_code_by_name('www.example.com');
if ($continent) {
echo 'This host is located in: ' . $continent;
}
?>The above example will output:
This host is located in: NA
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