geoip_id_by_name

geoip_id_by_name

(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)

geoip_id_by_name — Get the Internet connection type

Description

int geoip_id_by_name ( string $hostname )

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

Example #1 A geoip_id_by_name() example

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This will output the connection type of the host example.com.

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<?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';
}
?>

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The above example will output:

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The connection type is corporate

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