Thread: Do i block Iran + Saudi Arabia

Originally Posted by Aquarezz

Exactly, here is how to block countries for proxies

Using country codes in the .htaccess - that's an interesting method that I was not aware of.

I've always used IP addresses, but that gets messy sometimes.

Would someone be willing to install Geo IP on tracehide for like $2 because thats all i have on my paypal and i really need to ban these countries..

I generally didn't block those countries except in some experiments. Didn't think it necessary and almost always had some spare bandwidth. Better lots of low paying clicks from Iran than none at all.

On some level, I guess it makes me a supporter of internet access freedom for people in all countries rather than a ruthless penny pinching profiteer.

But if bandwidth or server stability is an issue, you might want to ban them and other low paying countries.

Originally Posted by Tracehide

Would someone be willing to install Geo IP on tracehide for like $2 because thats all i have on my paypal and i really need to ban these countries..

Better to read these threads for info and do it yourself. Rather easy, but until you do it successfully once, it may seem intimidating.

http://programmerdot.com/17/maxmind-geoip-php.htm

Block Countries with Geoip Lite (Easiest Way)

How to install GeoIP and block foreign traffic

While that may be true, some advertisers require that you ban countries (like Adversal), and I'd rather block some people from browsing my proxy than have my AdSense account smartpriced for all of my websites.

In addition, it's recommended to block countries like Nigeria simply because that's where most fraud occurs and to help you stay out of legal trouble.

Originally Posted by Zash

In addition, it's recommended to block countries like Nigeria simply because that's where most fraud occurs and to help you stay out of legal trouble.

That was never a problem for me. Never got any notable amount of Nigerian traffic. The handful that visited didn't seem to cause any trouble.

Originally Posted by Tracehide

Would someone be willing to install Geo IP on tracehide for like $2 because thats all i have on my paypal and i really need to ban these countries..

I might do it for you, provided that your hosting has Cpanel.

Regards,
H.

Thanks guys,. Zash helped me out with this and i got it all resolved!

This look right?

Code:

GeoIPEnable On

# Redirect multiple countries to a single page
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{ENV:GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE} ^(CN|TW|HK|SA|IR|NG)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://sendhere.com$1 [L]

any tips to test that it works?

Originally Posted by SaturnLight

This look right?

Code:

GeoIPEnable On

# Redirect multiple countries to a single page
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{ENV:GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE} ^(CN|TW|HK|SA|IR|NG)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://sendhere.com$1 [L]

any tips to test that it works?

Testing is easy: Add your own country and verify that you are being sent to http://sendhere.com, than remove your own country from (CN|TW|HK|SA|IR|NG|<your own country>).

Yeah I got here information for country block but is there any process for city block?