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GEOIP_ISP_BY_NAME(3)							 1						      GEOIP_ISP_BY_NAME(3)

geoip_isp_by_name - Get the Internet Service Provider (ISP) name

SYNOPSIS
       string geoip_isp_by_name (string  $hostname)

DESCRIPTION
	The geoip_isp_by_name(3) function will return the name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) that an IP is assigned to.

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

PARAMETERS
	      o $hostname
		- The hostname or IP address.

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the ISP name on success, or FALSE if the address cannot be found in the database.

EXAMPLES
       Example #1

	      A geoip_isp_by_name(3) example

	       This will print the ISP name of host example.com.

	      <?php
	      $isp = geoip_isp_by_name('www.example.com');
	      if ($isp) {
		  echo 'This host IP is from ISP: ' . $isp;
	      }
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      This host IP is from ISP: ICANN c/o Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

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