Php/docs/function.geoip-continent-code-by-name
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geoip_continent_code_by_name
(PECL geoip >= 1.0.3)
geoip_continent_code_by_name — Get the two letter continent code
Description
geoip_continent_code_by_name
( string $hostname
) : string
The geoip_continent_code_by_name() function will return the two letter continent code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
Parameters
hostname- The hostname or IP address whose location is to be looked-up.
Return Values
Returns the two letter continent code on success, or FALSE if the
address cannot be found in the database.
| Code | Continent name |
|---|---|
AF
|
Africa |
AN
|
Antarctica |
AS
|
Asia |
EU
|
Europe |
NA
|
North america |
OC
|
Oceania |
SA
|
South america |
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_continent_code_by_name() example
This will print where the host example.com is located.
<?php$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
