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geoip_region_by_name - Get the country code and region

SYNOPSIS

       array geoip_region_by_name (string  $hostname)

DESCRIPTION

	The geoip_region_by_name(3) function will return the country and region corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

	This  function	is  currently  only  available to users who have bought a commercial GeoIP Region Edition. A warning will be issued if the
       proper database cannot be located.

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

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

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

PARAMETERS

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

RETURN VALUES

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

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      A geoip_region_by_name(3) example

	       This will print the array containing the country code and region of the host example.com.

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

	      The above example will output:

	      Array
	      (
		  [country_code] => US
		  [region] => CA
	      )

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