(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)
geoip_record_by_name — Returns the detailed City information found in the GeoIP Database
The 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:
hostnameThe hostname or IP address whose record is to be looked-up.
Returns the associative array on success, or false if the address
cannot be found in the database.
| 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 |
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
)