geoip_continent_code_by_name(3) php man page | unix.com

GEOIP_CONTINENT_CODE_BY_NAME(3) 					 1					   GEOIP_CONTINENT_CODE_BY_NAME(3)

geoip_continent_code_by_name - Get the two letter continent code

SYNOPSIS
       string geoip_continent_code_by_name (string  $hostname)

DESCRIPTION
	The geoip_continent_code_by_name(3) function will return the two letter continent code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

PARAMETERS
	      o $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.

       Continent codes

       +-----+----------------+
       |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(3) 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

SEE ALSO
       geoip_country_code_by_name(3).

PHP Documentation Group 											   GEOIP_CONTINENT_CODE_BY_NAME(3)