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geoip_region_by_name

geoip_region_by_name

Get the country code and region

array **geoip_region_by_name** string $hostname

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

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:

  • "country_code" -- Two letter country code (see ) geoip_country_code_by_name
  • "region" -- The region code (ex: CA for California)

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

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

Voorbeeld: A 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);
}
?>
Array
(
    [country_code] => US
    [region] => CA
)