geoip_id_by_name

(PECL geoip >= 0.2.0)

geoip_id_by_nameGet 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

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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