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There are a couple advantages to using the Apache module for MaxMind.

The first reason is that the Apache module can perform lookups much faster and with less resource usage than with the PHP API. Although, as you mentioned, this performance advantage may not be needed in some applications.

The second reason I prefer the MaxMind Apache module is that it requires less code to perform the same function as the PHP API. For example, here's how you could echo a visitor's city and region using PHP when the MaxMind Apache module is loaded:

<?php
echo 'I believe you are in '.apache_note(“GEOIP_CITY”).', '.apache_note(“GEOIP_REGION”);
?>

That's really all there is to do it, just three lines of code, including the php opening and closing tags. As you can see, with the MaxMind Apache module there's no need to be concerned with the extra stuff needed when using the PHP API. That's what works for me ;)

Just change this line in the code above
$location = GeoIP_record_by_addr($gi, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

To

$location = GeoIP_record_by_addr($gi, $_GET["ipaddr"]);

You can link direct with something like this
.php?ipaddr=123.456.789

Or you can use any form with “GET” and a field named ipaddr etc.

This tread has helped me a lot at learning this stuff.

I have been trying to create a simple no frills (form php page) based off of the code above to lookup a ip address using the GeoIPCity.dat, if you have one, or if you get time one day can you post a crude example of one?

Thanks
Sonny

your State name function opens a lot of possibility other then just the full name “like welcome to my State etc you can do a ton of stuff with that function, someone could even add to it if needed

this is a very informational thread on this kind of stuff

that else statement is a very important fall back default to have just in case a abv is wrong or something etc, because its impossible to edit all things related to this world

I’ll check back often, if you come up with anything else one day please post it, If I come across cool code related to this I will let you know.

Thanks
Sonny

For those regions that are not in the switch statement in geoipcity.inc, the region_name will not be filled in, so it will print nothing for region_name. You’d need to find out what region abbreviations the Geo_IP library is capable of returning, and put in a case statement for each one to make this a complete solution.

For now, to avoid printing out nothing for empty region_names, I would do something like this:

I believe you are in < ?php echo $location->city ?>, < ?php if($location->region_name){echo $location->region_name;} else {echo $location->region;} ?>

This will print the region _name if it is filled in, otherwise it will print the abbreviated region.

Will that modified geoipcity.inc file effect reading locations for those outside the US?

or will it just fall back to the default regions for those outside the US and not detected?

(Where exactly in the line below do I enter a IP to test)
$location = GeoIP_record_by_addr($gi, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

I used to use this before I changed over to your way they both do the same but appear to be very different, any one way better then the other?
region. “, ” .$rsGeoData->country_name) ?>

Thanks
Sonny

Sonny

PS the full State name is so much nicer to have, I do not know why they just don’t build that in.

Try this; in the GeoIP_record_by_addr function, put this code just below the line $record = _get_record($gi, $ipnum);

echo ‘The abbreviation is: ‘.$record->region;
exit;

This should print out ‘The abbreviation is NJ’ .

When I change your line
$record->region_name = Abbreviation_GetStateName(’NJ’);

I still got Unknown State, I will download your mod geoippcity inc file again right now

Thanks I put the ip in place of REMOTE_ADDR
['REMOTE_ADDR']

Thanks
Sonny