How to Block and Redirect a country to a different site ?

**Soulzripper** · 2 May, 2009, 06:32 AM

Well, The title says it all..

I am really kinda lost with this issue..

Can someone guide me step by step how to go about this..

**Mr.Bill** · 2 May, 2009, 06:39 AM

http://www.netbuilders.org/server-ad....html#post4857
Help Redirecting Traffic
How to install GeoIP and block foreign traffic
Still getting traffic from Iran?!

Those are a few posts that give a few methods you can use

**Loko** · 2 May, 2009, 07:09 AM

Perhaps this can help :
http://www.netbuilders.org/server-ad...-com-1796.html

**Soulzripper** · 2 May, 2009, 07:15 AM

See, I have a shard hosting.. And I don't got direct access to server..

Is there a way I can tmzhosting to do it for me ?
Or some other way prolly I can do it myself ??

**Charles** · 2 May, 2009, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by Soulzripper

See, I have a shard hosting.. And I don't got direct access to server..

Is there a way I can tmzhosting to do it for me ?
Or some other way prolly I can do it myself ??

Most of the other posts referenced work with .htaccess - you don't need direct access to the server to edit .htaccess.

**dtkguy** · 2 May, 2009, 07:21 AM

Using Glype? Put this at the top of index.php

PHP Code:


<?php

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

$gi = geoip_open('/your/path/to/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('CN','KW','RU','IR','NG','PK','TR','SA');

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

?>

Download the geoip.inc and geoip.dat from MaxMind
geoip.inc > Index of /download/geoip/api/php
geoip.dat (click the download link for GeoLite Country binary format) > MaxMind - GeoLite Country | Open Source IP Address to Country Database

This will work at TMZ, I've used it.

**Mr.Bill** · 2 May, 2009, 07:21 AM

Still getting traffic from Iran?! this one uses javascript to accomplish it so you wouldnt need to worry if geoip mod is enabled on your server. Then another method just posted by dtkguy

**Soulzripper** · 2 May, 2009, 07:49 AM

Hmm Thanks..

Well I have 27 sites in my network..

DO I have to edit all of the index.php

Or can it be done more easily ?

**dtkguy** · 2 May, 2009, 10:12 AM

There may be an easier way, I dunno.

But if it's Glype, the index.php will be the exact same for every site you have, so just edit it once, and then copy it to all the others.