On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:05 AM, clive <clive_lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Have any developed a site that determines a users location based on IP > address, Im not looking for accurate locations, just what country they are > coming from. > > I know I could possible get a list of IP blocks allocated to countries or > make use of some web server to get the information, I just want to know how > others are doing this? > > If are using a specific method and know it to be robust and up to date > please let me know. > > Thanks > > clive > > I use the GeoIP libraries. They work perfectly. YOu just need to install the pecl-GeoIP package, then make sure you keep the binary database up-to-date (from www.maxmind.com). http://php.net/geoip -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
