Php/docs/function.geoip-country-code-by-name
geoip_country_code_by_name
(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)
geoip_country_code_by_name — Get the two letter country code
Description
geoip_country_code_by_name
( string $hostname
) : string
The geoip_country_code_by_name() function will return the two letter country code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
Parameters
hostname- The hostname or IP address whose location is to be looked-up.
Return Values
Returns the two letter ISO country code on success, or FALSE
if the address cannot be found in the database.
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_country_code_by_name() example
This will print where the host example.com is located.
<?php$country = geoip_country_code_by_name('www.example.com');if ($country) { echo 'This host is located in: ' . $country;}?>
The above example will output:
This host is located in: US
Notes
Caution Please see » http://www.maxmind.com/en/iso3166 for a complete list of possible return values, including special codes.
See Also
- geoip_country_code3_by_name() - Get the three letter country code
- geoip_country_name_by_name() - Get the full country name
