Net_GeoIP::lookupCountryCode()

Description

This method returns the 2-letter country code for the given IP address. It works with both the free and the non-free databases.

require_once "Net/GeoIP.php";

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

try {
    echo $geoip->lookupCountryCode($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
} catch (Exception $e) {
    // Handle exception
}

Parameter

• string $addr - IP address

  Note: Hostnames are not supported. More information.

Throws

This method throws an exception if the IP address is invalid or if the database type is incorrect.