GEOIP_ID_BY_NAME(3) 1 GEOIP_ID_BY_NAME(3)
geoip_id_by_name - Get the Internet connection type
SYNOPSIS
int geoip_id_by_name (string $hostname)
DESCRIPTION
The geoip_id_by_name(3) function will return the Internet connection type corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
The return value is numeric and can be compared to the following constants:
o GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED
o GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED
o GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED
o GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED
PARAMETERS
o $hostname
- The hostname or IP address whose connection type is to be looked-up.
RETURN VALUES
Returns the connection type.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
A geoip_id_by_name(3) example
This will output the connection type of the host example.com.
<?php
$netspeed = geoip_id_by_name('www.example.com');
echo 'The connection type is ';
switch ($netspeed) {
case GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED:
echo 'dial-up';
break;
case GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED:
echo 'cable or DSL';
break;
case GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED:
echo 'corporate';
break;
case GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED:
default:
echo 'unknown';
}
?>
The above example will output:
The connection type is corporate
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