Net_GeoIP::lookupLocation()

Description

This method returns an instance of Net_GeoIP_Location for the specified IP address. It works only with a non-free City database.

<?php
require_once "Net/GeoIP.php";

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

try {
    $location = $geoip->lookupLocation($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

    var_dump($location);

    printf("City: %s, %s\nLatitude: %s, Longitude: %s\n",
           $location->city, $location->region,
           $location->latitude, $location->longitude);

} 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.