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geoip_continent_code_by_name

(PECL geoip >= 1.0.3)

geoip_continent_code_by_name — Get the two letter continent code

geoip_continent_code_by_name ( string $hostname ) : string

The geoip_continent_code_by_name() function will return the two letter continent code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

Returns the two letter continent code on success, or false if the address cannot be found in the database.

Example #1 A geoip_continent_code_by_name() 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