geoip_id_by_name

Description

The geoip_id_by_name() 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:

• GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED
• GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED
• GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED
• GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED

Parameters

hostname

The hostname or IP address whose connection type is to be looked-up.

Return Values

Returns the connection type.

Examples

A geoip_id_by_name() 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