diff --git a/reference/geoip/functions/geoip-continent-code-by-name.xml b/reference/geoip/functions/geoip-continent-code-by-name.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+<refentry xml:id="function.geoip-continent-code-by-name" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>geoip_continent_code_by_name</refname>
+  <refpurpose>Get the two letter continent code</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsect1 role="description">
+  &reftitle.description;
+  <methodsynopsis>
+   <type>string</type><methodname>geoip_continent_code_by_name</methodname>
+   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>hostname</parameter></methodparam>
+  </methodsynopsis>
+
+  <para>
+   The <function>geoip_continent_code_by_name</function> function will return
+   the two letter continent code corresponding to a hostname or an IP address.
+  </para>
+
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="parameters">
+  &reftitle.parameters;
+  <para>
+   <variablelist>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>hostname</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The hostname or IP address whose location is to be looked-up.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+   </variablelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
+  &reftitle.returnvalues;
+  <para>
+   Returns the two letter continent code on success, or &false; if the
+   address cannot be found in the database.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>A <function>geoip_continent_code_by_name</function> example</title>
+    <para>
+     This will print where the host example.com is located.
+    </para>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$continent = geoip_continent_code_by_name('www.example.com');
+if ($continent) {
+    echo 'This host is located in: ' . $continent;
+}
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+ This host is located in: NA
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>geoip_country_code_by_name</function></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
+
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diff --git a/reference/geoip/versions.xml b/reference/geoip/versions.xml
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 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
 <!--
   Do NOT translate this file
 -->
 <versions> 
+ <function name='geoip_continent_code_by_name' from='PECL geoip &gt;= 1.0.3'/>
  <function name='geoip_country_code3_by_name' from='PECL geoip &gt;= 0.2.0'/>
  <function name='geoip_country_code_by_name' from='PECL geoip &gt;= 0.2.0'/>
  <function name='geoip_country_name_by_name' from='PECL geoip &gt;= 0.2.0'/>