Thread: GeoIP doesn't seem to be working?

Hey,

I have GeoIP installed with the following code on my Index:

PHP Code:

include('geoip/geoip.inc'); //this file must exist in your directory

// Uncomment if querying against GeoIP/Lite City.
// include('geoip/geoip.inc');

$gi = geoip_open('geoip/geoip.dat',GEOIP_STANDARD);

// get the ip of the visitor
$addr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
// translate his ip to a country code
$country = geoip_country_name_by_addr($gi, $addr);
// close the geo database
geoip_close($gi);

$badcountry = array('Iran','Islamic Republic of Iran','China','Russian Federation','Saudi Arabia');

if(in_array($country, $badcountry))
header('Location: http://www.proxlists.com'); //enter a url or page on your site 


Lately, a lot of Iran traffic seems to have been slipping past it. Adversal is starting to get annoyed.

Can anybody help me out? I don't know if I'm doing something wrong.

The GeoIP database uses the following format for Iran's country name :

Code:

Iran, Islamic Republic of

It'd probably just be easier if you used country codes versus country names, I use country code in all my GeoIP stuff, and haven't noticed any problems with it.

To modify your GeoIP code to use country_codes instead of country_names is below :

PHP Code:

include('geoip/geoip.inc'); //this file must exist in your directory 

// Uncomment if querying against GeoIP/Lite City. 
// include('geoip/geoip.inc'); 

$gi = geoip_open('geoip/geoip.dat',GEOIP_STANDARD); 

// get the ip of the visitor 
$addr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR'); 
// translate his ip to a country code 
$country = geoip_country_code_by_addr($gi, $addr); 
// close the geo database 
geoip_close($gi); 

$badcountry = array('IR','CN','RU','SA'); 

if(in_array($country, $badcountry)) 
header('Location: http://www.proxlists.com'); //enter a url or page on your site 


see if that helps. best way to test it is to momentarily block your own country, i.e. if your in the United States, add 'US' in the bad country array and make sure you get redirected. Then of course remove 'US' from the array once you confirm it's working.

Thanks, I actually was thinking that could have been the problem.

I got the following traffic yesterday:

Iran - 229 Visits
United States - 138 Visits
Nigeria - 110 Visits

And a bunch of other unrelated traffic.

I currently have Iran, Nigeria, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia blocked, but the first two don't seem to be going away?

Here's the code I'm using:

PHP Code:

include('geoip/geoip.inc'); //this file must exist in your directory 

$gi = geoip_open('geoip/geoip.dat',GEOIP_STANDARD); 

// get the ip of the visitor 
$addr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR'); 
// translate his ip to a country code 
$country = geoip_country_code_by_addr($gi, $addr); 
// close the geo database 
geoip_close($gi); 

$badcountry = array('IR','CN','RU','SA','NG'); 

if(in_array($country, $badcountry)) 
header('Location: http://www.proxlists.com'); //enter a url or page on your site 


Make sure you're using the most up to date GeoIP.dat file. The free GeoLiteCountry database is updated monthly (paid is updated far more often), and available here :

Index of /download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry

New IP ranges, etc could be causing some to get through, I really don't know, hmm.

Also, if you're using Glype, make sure to have hotlinking off, so they are forced to visit the index page first. Else if they jump straight to a browse page, the geoip code on the index will never get triggered.

Ah, I didn't know it got updated. Mine hasn't been updated in a while. And yes hotlinking is off. Thanks, I'll report back tomorrow.

GeoIP is a good database, but I know someone who has been working on improving it and made a free service, I find it easier using his service in my scripts than GeoIP because I don't have to keep my database updated.

geoPlugin to geolocate your visitors

Just do this for yourself:

PHP Code:

<?php
$geoData = unserialize(file_get_contents('http://www.geoplugin.net/php.gp?ip='.$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']));
$bad_countries = array('IR', 'CN', 'RU', 'SA', 'NG'); 
if(in_array($geoData['geoplugin_countryCode'], $bad_countries))
{
    header('Location: http://www.proxlists.com');
}
?>

More information on his services for PHP > http://www.geoplugin.com/webservices/php

Originally Posted by Killswitch

GeoIP is a good database, but I know someone who has been working on improving it and made a free service, I find it easier using his service in my scripts than GeoIP because I don't have to keep my database updated.

geoPlugin to geolocate your visitors

-snip-

That's pretty nice of whomever runs that service. I'd just rather not rely on an external site to be up to process my geolocation. I don't mind the 30 seconds a month to update my GeoIP.dat file

Updated dat file seems to be doing great. Thanks for the help!

Originally Posted by dtkguy

That's pretty nice of whomever runs that service. I'd just rather not rely on an external site to be up to process my geolocation. I don't mind the 30 seconds a month to update my GeoIP.dat file

It's more than just GeoIP, he has other features like local places, so you can do a lot more.