GEOIP_RECORD_BY_NAME(3) 						 1						   GEOIP_RECORD_BY_NAME(3)

geoip_record_by_name - Returns the detailed City information found in the GeoIP Database

SYNOPSIS

       array geoip_record_by_name (string  $hostname)

DESCRIPTION

	The geoip_record_by_name(3) function will return the record information corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

	This  function	is available for both GeoLite City Edition and commercial GeoIP City Edition. A warning will be issued if the proper data-
       base cannot be located.

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

	      o "continent_code" -- Two letter continent code (as of version 1.0.4 with libgeoip 1.4.3 or newer)

	      o "country_code" -- Two letter country code (see geoip_country_code_by_name(3))

	      o "country_code3" -- Three letter country code (see geoip_country_code3_by_name(3))

	      o "country_name" -- The country name (see geoip_country_name_by_name(3))

	      o "region" -- The region code (ex: CA for California)

	      o "city" -- The city.

	      o "postal_code" -- The Postal Code, FSA or Zip Code.

	      o "latitude" -- The Latitude as signed double.

	      o "longitude" -- The Longitude as signed double.

	      o "dma_code" -- Designated Market Area code (USA and Canada only)

	      o "area_code" -- The PSTN area code (ex: 212)

PARAMETERS

	      o $hostname
		- The hostname or IP address whose record is to be looked-up.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the associative array on success, or FALSE if the address cannot be found in the database.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       |Version |						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|		     Description		    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
       | 1.0.4	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|  Adding the  continent_code  with  GeoIP  Library |
       |	| 1.4.3 or newer only				    |
       |	|						    |
       | 1.0.3	|						    |
       |	|						    |
       |	|	Adding country_code3 and country_name	    |
       |	|						    |
       +--------+---------------------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      A geoip_record_by_name(3) example

	       This will print the array containing the record of host example.com.

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

	      The above example will output:

	      Array
	      (
		  [continent_code] => NA
		  [country_code] => US
		  [country_code3] => USA
		  [country_name] => United States
		  [region] => CA
		  [city] => Marina Del Rey
		  [postal_code] =>
		  [latitude] => 33.9776992798
		  [longitude] => -118.435096741
		  [dma_code] => 803
		  [area_code] => 310
	      )

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