location specific

[dachshund]

i know there's probably not a solution as simple as this but, if possible, i would like to create some location specific php by finding the users ip address

 

something that would work like this

 

if (users_location == 'UK') {

echo 'This';

}else {

echo 'That';

}

 

let me know if this is way to difficult!

 

thanks

 

[Alex]

You can do this easily using the geoip extension if you have it installed.

[dachshund]

how can i install that? sorry quite new to this – i did read installation but it didn't make much sense to me

 

i have hosting with 1and1, unfortunately. not sure if that changes anything

[Alex]

You can check to see if you already have it installed by using:

 

echo phpinfo();

 

If you don't have it installed, and you're on shared hosting you won't be able to install it. In that case you can use an API like this one.

[teamatomic]

Using an API is usually going to be slow. Its better to get the files and use them locally.

 

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,291710.msg1382042.html#msg1382042

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic