03-17-2008
Sounds like it should work if the /etc/hosts has the entry and there are no syntax errors in the typed name. You may wish to post the entry for people to view.
Also, try:
nslookup hostname
where hostname is the host you have in the /etc/hosts file. This should tell you that the DNS server (the first entry) that is tried first and then you should see perhaps an entry at the bottom where your local host resolves using the /etc/hosts. Something like me typing "nslookup localhost" below:
$ nslookup localhost
Server: 68.87.72.130
Address: 68.87.72.130#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: localhost.no-ip.org
Address: 127.0.0.1
I would also your localhost entry to make sure that you are resolving using the /etc/hosts after DNS lookups fail. If localhost works and the other hostname does not, then there is some type of syntax error in your /etc/hosts.
Did you by any chance edit the /etc/hosts using a DOS/Windows text editor (very bad idea in general) ? If so, it may contain dos carriage returns and may be confusing the lookup.
Stan
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geoip_continent_code_by_name
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)