geoip_netspeedcell_by_name

(PECL geoip >= 1.1.0)

geoip_netspeedcell_by_name — Get the Internet connection speed

Description

function geoip_netspeedcell_by_name(string $hostname): string

The geoip_netspeedcell_by_name() function will return the Internet connection type and speed corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.

This function is only available if using GeoIP Library version 1.4.8 or newer.

This function is currently only available to users who have bought a commercial GeoIP NetSpeedCell Edition. A warning will be issued if the proper database cannot be located.

The return value is a string, common values are:

Cable/DSL
Dialup
Cellular
Corporate

Parameters

hostname: The hostname or IP address.

Return Values

Returns the connection speed on success, or false if the address cannot be found in the database.

Examples

Example #1 A geoip_netspeedcell_by_name() example

This will output the connection speed of the host example.com.

<?php
$netspeed = geoip_netspeedcell_by_name('www.example.com');

if ($netspeed) {
    echo 'The connection type is: '. $netspeed;
}
?>

The above example will output:

The connection type is: Corporate