private function get_value_pair($site_1, $site_2)
{
$site_1 = (int) $site_1;
$site_2 = (int) $site_2;
// Swap values to make sure the lower value is the first.
if ($site_1 > $site_2) {
list($site_1, $site_2) = [$site_2, $site_1];
}
return "({$site_1}, {$site_2})";
}