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# geoip_continent_code_by_name

(PECL geoip >= 1.0.3)

geoip_continent_code_by_name — Get the two letter continent code

### Description

string geoip_continent_code_by_name ( string `$hostname` )

The geoip_continent_code_by_name() function will return the two letter continent code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

### Parameters

`hostname`

  The hostname or IP address whose location is to be looked-up.

### Return Values

Returns the two letter continent code on success, or `FALSE` if the address cannot be found in the database.

### Examples

Example #1 A geoip_continent_code_by_name() example

This will print where the host example.com is located.

`<?php
$continent = geoip_continent_code_by_name('www.example.com');
if ($continent) {
echo 'This host is located in: ' . $continent;
}
?>`

The above example will output:

     This host is located in: NA

### See Also

- geoip_country_code_by_name()

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