Net_GeoIP::lookupOrg()

Net_GeoIP::lookupOrg() -- returns the name of the organization or ISP for the given IP address.

Synopsis

        require_once "Net/GeoIP.php";

string lookupOrg() ( string $addr )

Description

This method returns the name of the organization or of the ISP which has registered the IP address range that contains the specified IP address. It works only with a non-free Organization/ISP database.

Looking up organization name


<?php
require_once "Net/GeoIP.php";

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

try {
    echo $geoip->lookupOrg($_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 the database type is wrong.