geoip_record_by_name
(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)
geoip_record_by_name — Returns the detailed City information found in the GeoIP Database
Description
$hostname): arrayThe geoip_record_by_name() function will return the record information corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
This function is available for both GeoLite City Edition and commercial GeoIP City 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:
- "continent_code" -- Two letter continent code (as of version 1.0.4 with libgeoip 1.4.3 or newer)
- "country_code" -- Two letter country code (see geoip_country_code_by_name())
- "country_code3" -- Three letter country code (see geoip_country_code3_by_name())
- "country_name" -- The country name (see geoip_country_name_by_name())
- "region" -- The region code (ex: CA for California)
- "city" -- The city.
- "postal_code" -- The Postal Code, FSA or Zip Code.
- "latitude" -- The Latitude as signed double.
- "longitude" -- The Longitude as signed double.
- "dma_code" -- Designated Market Area code (USA and Canada only)
- "area_code" -- The PSTN area code (ex: 212)
Parameters
-
hostname -
The hostname or IP address whose record is to be looked-up.
Return Values
Returns the associative array on success, or false if the address
cannot be found in the database.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| PECL geoip 1.0.4 | Adding the continent_code with GeoIP Library 1.4.3 or newer only |
| PECL geoip 1.0.3 | Adding country_code3 and country_name |
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_record_by_name() example
This will print the array containing the record of host example.com.
<?php
$record = geoip_record_by_name('www.example.com');
if ($record) {
print_r($record);
}
?>
The above example will output:
Array
(
[continent_code] => NA
[country_code] => US
[country_code3] => USA
[country_name] => United States
[region] => CA
[city] => Marina Del Rey
[postal_code] =>
[latitude] => 33.9776992798
[longitude] => -118.435096741
[dma_code] => 803
[area_code] => 310
)
