geoip_id_by_name
(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)
geoip_id_by_name — Get the Internet connection type
Description
geoip_id_by_name ( string $hostname ) : int
The geoip_id_by_name() function will return the Internet connection type corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
The return value is numeric and can be compared to the following constants:
- GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED
- GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED
- GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED
- GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED
Parameters
-
hostname -
The hostname or IP address whose connection type is to be looked-up.
Return Values
Returns the connection type.
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_id_by_name() example
This will output the connection type of the host example.com.
<?php
$netspeed = geoip_id_by_name('www.example.com');
echo 'The connection type is ';
switch ($netspeed) {
case GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED:
echo 'dial-up';
break;
case GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED:
echo 'cable or DSL';
break;
case GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED:
echo 'corporate';
break;
case GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED:
default:
echo 'unknown';
}
?> The above example will output:
The connection type is corporate
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