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saps101
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June 17, 2010
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php get user country

  • June 17, 2010
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Hi, I'm on multi language website and I need to set the language session by the user country.

It is possible ?

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You can use GeoIP PECL extension of PHP:

http://jp2.php.net/geoip

It uses MaxMind's free GeoLite database which is over 99% accurate:

http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecountry

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Anonymous
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June 23, 2010

You can use GeoIP PECL extension of PHP:

http://jp2.php.net/geoip

It uses MaxMind's free GeoLite database which is over 99% accurate:

http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecountry

saps101
saps101Author
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June 25, 2010

Thankyou very much !!!

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Anonymous
June 17, 2010

Do a Google on IP addresses. You will find references to databases that will translate IP addresses into locations, city/country/latitude/longitude/postal code/area code. Some are free, others charge a fee. Accuracy is variable, with the more you pay the better the results. Some rates varied with the number of lookups/month.

At least one database offers tables that can be downloaded for free and then uploaded into your own database. Remember, though, you will be dealing with tables that contain roughly 4 million records. Not to mention the need to check of updates regularly for newly defined IP block assignments.

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