geoip_country_name_by_name
(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)
geoip_country_name_by_name — Get the full country name
Description
geoip_country_name_by_name ( string $hostname ) : string
The geoip_country_name_by_name() function will return the full country name 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 country name on success, or false if the address cannot be found in the database.
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_country_name_by_name() example
This will print where the host example.com is located.
<?php
$country = geoip_country_name_by_name('www.example.com');
if ($country) {
echo 'This host is located in: ' . $country;
}
?> The above example will output:
This host is located in: United States
See Also
- geoip_country_code_by_name() - Get the two letter country code
- geoip_country_code3_by_name() - Get the three letter country code
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