geoip_region_by_name

(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)

geoip_region_by_nameGet the country code and region

Description

geoip_region_by_name(string $hostname): array

The geoip_region_by_name() function will return the country and region corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

This function is currently only available to users who have bought a commercial GeoIP Region Edition. A warning will be issued if the proper database cannot be located.

The names of the different keys of the returning associative array are as follows:

Parameters

hostname

The hostname or IP address whose region is to be looked-up.

Return Values

Returns the associative array on success, or false if the address cannot be found in the database.

Examples

Example #1 A geoip_region_by_name() example

This will print the array containing the country code and region of the host example.com.

<?php
$region
= geoip_region_by_name('www.example.com');
if (
$region) {
print_r($region);
}
?>

The above example will output:

Array
(
    [country_code] => US
    [region] => CA
)

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blacksdeva at gmail dot com
10 years ago
Hi Kaushal,

You have to install geoip first before using its features, this link might help http://php.net/manual/en/geoip.setup.php if you get stuck just tell me what distro you are using
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