Check user's country via database.

TheBes7 · # 1 (**permalink**)

Function takes in IP and returns country's code (abbreviated) There is a separate function and download you can get Which has the list of country codes and country names. Goto: PHPtricks.com/PHPskills.com to download it

PHP Code:

  <?php 

/* 
    Function takes in IP and returns country's code (abbreviated) 
    There is a separate function and download you can get 
    Which has the list of country codes and country names 
    Goto: PHPtricks.com/PHPskills.com to download it 
*/ 


function check_country($ip) {     
    $numbers = preg_split( "/\./", $ip);     
    include("my_ip_list/".$numbers[0].".php"); 
    $code=($numbers[0] * 16777216) + ($numbers[1] * 65536) + ($numbers[2] * 256) + ($numbers[3]);     
    foreach($ranges as $key => $value){ 
        if($key<=$code){ 
            if($ranges[$key][0]>=$code){$country=$ranges[$key][1];break;} 
        } 
    } 
    if ($country==""){$country="unkown";} 
    return $country; 
} 

//Sample implementation 
$user_country = check_country($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']); 
echo "You are from: $user_country"; 

?>

Shadab · # 2 (**permalink**)

Added the [php] [/php] tags around your actual code to make it look better.

Btw, thanks for sharing the script.
Simple yet useful.

Thanx,
Shadab.

TheBes7 · # 3 (**permalink**)

OK Dude !
I will post more `tutorials` ..