Best And/Or Most Affordable Way To GeoIP Block A Site? - GoFuckYourself.com

Mutt · 03-28-2006, 05:36 PM

I need to block specific American and Canadian cities from accessing some sites - MaxMind is charging 90 bucks a month for their updates - are updates that necessary? I would rather buy the database for a one time fee but if updates are really necessary than i'll have to do it.

Also - whats the better method of using GeoIP from MaxMind to block access - they have a Web API where your server side script checks with their database on their site - or you can install their databases on your own mysql server. which is better and why?

thanks

Marshal · 03-28-2006, 06:49 PM

bump for the answer...

Mutt · 03-28-2006, 07:15 PM

thanks - this is GFY and its a thread that actually takes a little knowledge to answer so we might be waiting a VERY long time for anything!

Theo · 03-28-2006, 07:17 PM

you can find the db with IPs for free and have some write you a small script

email me and i'll zip and mail it back to u

Mutt · 03-28-2006, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Soul_Rebel

you can find the db with IPs for free and have some write you a small script

email me and i'll zip and mail it back to u

thanks - but i need to know how important the updates are - so that the sites remain inaccessible as time goes on.

i'll email ya - thanks

kektex · 03-28-2006, 07:22 PM

I`ve been using the ip2nation database at www.ip2nation.com,which is free.
They also provide some sample scripts.
I dont think they have a IP to city database though so I don`t know if that`ll work for you.

Mutt · 03-28-2006, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kektex

I`ve been using the ip2nation database at www.ip2nation.com,which is free.
They also provide some sample scripts.
I dont think they have a IP to city database though so I don`t know if that`ll work for you.

definitely need a city database - don't wanna block an entire state or province. thanks for the link.

03-28-2006, 05:36 PM	#1
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Best And/Or Most Affordable Way To GeoIP Block A Site? I need to block specific American and Canadian cities from accessing some sites - MaxMind is charging 90 bucks a month for their updates - are updates that necessary? I would rather buy the database for a one time fee but if updates are really necessary than i'll have to do it. Also - whats the better method of using GeoIP from MaxMind to block access - they have a Web API where your server side script checks with their database on their site - or you can install their databases on your own mysql server. which is better and why? thanks __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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03-28-2006, 07:15 PM	#3
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	thanks - this is GFY and its a thread that actually takes a little knowledge to answer so we might be waiting a VERY long time for anything! __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

03-28-2006, 07:22 PM	#6
kektex Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: elkektex at gmail Posts: 1,813	I`ve been using the ip2nation database at www.ip2nation.com,which is free. They also provide some sample scripts. I dont think they have a IP to city database though so I don`t know if that`ll work for you. __________________ exgfmovies.com, exgfclips.com, datesx.com, gayboards.com and more!

03-28-2006, 07:17 PM	#4
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	you can find the db with IPs for free and have some write you a small script email me and i'll zip and mail it back to u