(PECL geoip >= 1.0.4)
geoip_region_name_by_code — Returns the region name for some country and region code combo
$country_code, string $region_code): stringThe geoip_region_name_by_code() function will return the region name corresponding to a country and region code combo.
In the United States, the region code corresponds to the two-letter abbreviation of each state. In Canada, the region code corresponds to the two-letter province or territory code as attributed by Canada Post.
For the rest of the world, GeoIP uses FIPS 10-4 codes to represent regions. You can check » http://www.maxmind.com/app/fips10_4 for a detailed list of FIPS 10-4 codes.
This function is always available if using GeoIP Library version 1.4.1 or newer. The data is taken directly from the GeoIP Library and not from any database.
country_codeThe two-letter country code (see geoip_country_code_by_name())
region_codeThe two-letter (or digit) region code (see geoip_region_by_name())
Returns the region name on success, or false if the country and region code
combo cannot be found.
Example #1 A geoip_region_name_by_code() example using region code for US/Canada
This will print the region name for country CA (Canada), region QC (Quebec).
<?php
$region = geoip_region_name_by_code('CA', 'QC');
if ($region) {
echo 'Region name for CA/QC is: ' . $region;
}
?>
The above example will output:
Region name for CA/QC is: Quebec
Example #2 A geoip_region_name_by_code() example using FIPS codes
This will print the region name for country JP (Japan), region 01.
<?php
$region = geoip_region_name_by_code('JP', '01');
if ($region) {
echo 'Region name for JP/01 is: ' . $region;
}
?>
The above example will output:
Region name for JP/01 is: Aichi