PHP | geoip_db_filename() Function

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The geoip_db_filename() function is an inbuilt function in PHP, which is used to generate the filename for corresponding GeoIP database accepted as a parameter. The function will not indicate the existence of file on the disk instead will just return the filename where the library is searching the database.

Syntax:

string geoip_db_filename ( $database )

Parameter: This function accepts single parameter $database which is mandatory. The database type are integer. There are various predefined constants which are used as database listed below:

GEOIP_COUNTRY_EDITION
GEOIP_REGION_EDITION_REV0
GEOIP_CITY_EDITION_REV0
GEOIP_ORG_EDITION
GEOIP_ISP_EDITION
GEOIP_CITY_EDITION_REV1
GEOIP_REGION_EDITION_REV1
GEOIP_PROXY_EDITION
GEOIP_ASNUM_EDITION
GEOIP_NETSPEED_EDITION
GEOIP_DOMAIN_EDITION

The following constants are used for net speed:

GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED
GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED
GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED
GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED

Return Value: This function returns the filename of the corresponding GeoIP database on success or NULL on failure/error.

Below programs illustrate the geoip_db_filename() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// PHP code implementing the geoip_db_filename() function  
  
// The function takes the database and returns 
//  the filename according to the database 
print geoip_db_filename(GEOIP_COUNTRY_EDITION); 
?> 

Output:

/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.dat

Program 2:

<?php 
$arr = array( 
             'GEOIP_COUNTRY_EDITION' => GEOIP_COUNTRY_EDITION, 
             'GEOIP_REGION_EDITION_REV1' => GEOIP_REGION_EDITION_REV1, 
             'GEOIP_PROXY_EDITION' => GEOIP_PROXY_EDITION, 
             'GEOIP_ASNUM_EDITION' => GEOIP_ASNUM_EDITION, 
             'GEOIP_DOMAIN_EDITION' => GEOIP_DOMAIN_EDITION, 
             'EOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED' => GEOIP_UNKNOWN_SPEED, 
             'GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED' => GEOIP_DIALUP_SPEED, 
             'GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED' => GEOIP_CABLEDSL_SPEED, 
             'GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED' => GEOIP_CORPORATE_SPEED 
             ); 
  
foreach ($arr as $val) { 
    echo geoip_db_filename($val) . (geoip_db_avail($val) ? 'Available':'') . '<br>'; 
} 
?> 

Output:

/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.datAvailable
/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPRegion.dat
/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPProxy.dat
/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPASNum.dat
/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPDomain.dat

/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIP.datAvailable
/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPCity.dat
/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPRegion.dat

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Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.geoip-db-filename.php

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