geoip _time _zone _by _country _and _region
(PECL geoip >= 1.0.4)
geoip_time_zone_by_country_and_region — Returns the time zone for some country and region code combo
Description
$country_code
[, string $region_code
] ) : stringThe geoip_time_zone_by_country_and_region() function will return the time zone 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.
Parameters
-
country_code -
The two-letter country code (see geoip_country_code_by_name())
-
region_code -
The two-letter (or digit) region code (see geoip_region_by_name())
Return Values
Returns the time zone on success, or FALSE if the country and region code
combo cannot be found.
Examples
Example #1 A geoip_time_zone_by_country_and_region() example using region code for US/Canada
This will print the time zone for country CA (Canada), region QC (Quebec).
<?php
$timezone = geoip_time_zone_by_country_and_region('CA', 'QC');
if ($timezone) {
echo 'Time zone for CA/QC is: ' . $timezone;
}
?>
The above example will output:
Time zone for CA/QC is: America/Montreal
Example #2 A geoip_time_zone_by_country_and_region() example using FIPS codes
This will print the time zone for country JP (Japan), region 01 (Aichi).
<?php
$timezone = geoip_time_zone_by_country_and_region('JP', '01');
if ($timezone) {
echo 'Time zone for JP/01 is: ' . $timezone;
}
?>
The above example will output:
Time zone for JP/01 is: Asia/Tokyo
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