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ARCHIVE: PHP GeoIPLocation Library

Please note that the library was last updated Sep 30, 2020 and the original source of geolocation data is no longer available.

If you find a resource that allows copyright free download of IP address database, please let me know.

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Usage

  1. Download PHP GeoIPLocation Library from the link above.
  2. Extract geoiploc.php to any folder on your server that is accessible by a web browser.
  3. Include the "geoiploc.php file and call getCountryFromIP() function with any IP address.
  4. View the sample code below for more details.

Sample Code

<?php

  include("geoiploc.php"); // Must include this

  // ip must be of the form "192.168.1.100"
  // you may load this from a database
  $ip = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
  echo "Your IP Address is: " . $ip . "<br />";

  echo "Your Country is: ";
  // returns country code by default
  echo getCountryFromIP($ip);
  echo "<br />\n";

  // optionally, you can specify the return type
  // type can be "code" (default), "abbr", "name"

  echo "Your Country Code is: ";
  echo getCountryFromIP($ip, "code");
  echo "<br />\n";

  // print country abbreviation - case insensitive
  echo "Your Country Abbreviation is: ";
  echo getCountryFromIP($ip, "AbBr");
  echo "<br />\n";

  // full name of country - spaces are trimmed
  echo "Your Country Name is: ";
  echo getCountryFromIP($ip, " NamE ");
  echo "<br />\n";

?>

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