Net_GeoIP::lookupRegion()

Net_GeoIP::lookupRegion() – returns the region for given IP address.

Synopsis

require_once "Net/GeoIP.php";

array lookupRegion() ( string $addr )

Description

This method returns an array containing the country code and the region for the specified IP address. It works only with a non-free Region database.

Looking up the region


<?php
require_once "Net/GeoIP.php";

$geoip = Net_GeoIP::getInstance("/path/to/geoipdb.dat");

try {
    list($country_code, $region) = $geoip->lookupRegion($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
} catch (Exception $e) {
    // Handle exception
}
?>

Parameter

string $addr - IP address

Hostnames are not supported. More information.

Throws

This method throws an exception if the IP address is invalid.