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Revision: 64551
at August 21, 2013 18:51 by apphp-snippets
Initial Code 
<?php
function getLocationInfoByIp(){
    $client  = @$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
    $forward = @$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
    $remote  = @$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    $result  = array('country'=>'', 'city'=>'');
    if(filter_var($client, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)){
        $ip = $client;
    }elseif(filter_var($forward, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)){
        $ip = $forward;
    }else{
        $ip = $remote;
    }
    $ip_data = @json_decode
(file_get_contents("http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=".$ip));    
    if($ip_data && $ip_data->geoplugin_countryName != null){
        $result['country'] = $ip_data->geoplugin_countryCode;
        $result['city'] = $ip_data->geoplugin_city;
    }
    return $result;
}
?>
Initial URL 
http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=php-get-country-by-ip
Initial Description 
This simple function allows you to getect a country code and city of your site visitors, using the www.geoplugin.net service. You may use this data to add default values in registration form or use it for any other purposes, like blocking access to your site from special regions.
Initial Title 
Get Country By IP Address in PHP
Initial Tags 
ip
Initial Language 
PHP