PHP - geoip_record_by_name()

The geoip_record_by_name() function can return the detailed city information found in GeoIP Database.

Syntax

array geoip_record_by_name( string $hostname )

The geoip_record_by_name() function can return the record information corresponding to hostname or IP address.

The geoip_record_by_name() function is available for both GeoLite City Edition and Commercial GeoIP City Edition. A warning can be issued if a proper database can't be located.

The names of the different keys of the returning associative array are as follows:

• continent_code − Two letter continent code
• country_code − Two letter country code
• country_code3 − Three letter country code
• country_name − The country name
• region − The region code
• city − The city
• postal_code − The Postal Code, FSA or Zip Code
• latitude − The Latitude as signed double
• longitude − The Longitude as signed double
• dma_code − Designated Market Area code (USA and Canada only)
• area_code − The PSTN area code

The geoip_record_by_name() function can return an associative array on success, or false if the address can't be found in the database.

Example

<?php
   $record = geoip_record_by_name("www.tutorialspoint.com");
   if($record) {
      print_r($record);
   }
?>