*Reliable* Geo-Tracking .. what do you use?

sOliver · 07-19-2009, 12:22 PM

Hey everyone,

I wonder what you use for Geo-Tracking. For newbies: Geo-Tracking simply means that you redirect your international traffic to a LP (landing page) for international offers.

Here's my script (feel free to use!)

Put this in header (line 1), it will set a cookie so that you don't have to call that geoip.dat every time.

PHP Code:


			
<? 
if (isset($_COOKIE["geoip"])) {
$country = $_COOKIE['geoip'];
}
else
{
include_once("/where/is/my/geoip.inc");
$gi = geoip_open("/path/to/your/geoip.dat",GEOIP_STANDARD);
$country = geoip_country_code_by_addr($gi, $REMOTE_ADDR);
geoip_close($gi);
setcookie("geoip", $country, time()+15552000, "/", "http://website.com", 0); 
}
?>

Now, wherever you want to put your banner or link use this:

PHP Code:


			
<? if($country=="US"){ ?>      
US OFFER
<? } else {?>
INTERNATIONAL OFFER
<? } ?>

Next download the GeoIP.dat/GeoIP.inc from MaxMind, you can download it for free here:

MaxMind - GeoIP PHP API

GeoIP database (geoip.dat):
Index of /download/geoip/database
PHP module (geoip.inc):
Index of /download/geoip/api/php

Now my problem is that some of my US traffic got redirected to the international offer.

Problem could be:

IPv6 ..
Maxmind not 100% accurate

a) Ok I know that some people already use IPv6 .. although it is not recommended currently because it slows down your DNS lookups.
Do you think that could be the problem?

b) Do you think the paid database is more accurate? Maxmind states the free is 99.5% accurate the paid 99.8%. Would you pay $50 for 0.3%?
Considering the massive amount of IP's IPv6 supports this could be worth it.

Any comments are appreciated.

Cheers,
sOliver

P.S. Lidango rocks (read my sig).

sOliver · 07-20-2009, 11:26 AM

Anyone using something else than MaxMind? I suppose there are other databases as well, I'm pretty sure MaxMind is one of the best thou.

Eurolove · 07-20-2009, 04:39 PM

IP2Location and Quova are two other large players in the IP Geo Mapping space. I suspect all these DBs are highly accurate, the free version of the Maxmind DB might just be a little off, but not much from what I have seen.

KBLinker.com is tool that does this, too. Came across it the other day. Didn't use it myself yet, but it looks solid.

07-19-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
sOliver Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 63 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Reliable Geo-Tracking .. what do you use? Hey everyone, I wonder what you use for Geo-Tracking. For newbies: Geo-Tracking simply means that you redirect your international traffic to a LP (landing page) for international offers. Here's my script (feel free to use!) Put this in header (line 1), it will set a cookie so that you don't have to call that geoip.dat every time. PHP Code: `<? if (isset($_COOKIE["geoip"])) { $country = $_COOKIE['geoip']; } else { include_once("/where/is/my/geoip.inc"); $gi = geoip_open("/path/to/your/geoip.dat",GEOIP_STANDARD); $country = geoip_country_code_by_addr($gi, $REMOTE_ADDR); geoip_close($gi); setcookie("geoip", $country, time()+15552000, "/", "http://website.com", 0); } ?>` Now, wherever you want to put your banner or link use this: PHP Code: `<? if($country=="US"){ ?> US OFFER <? } else {?> INTERNATIONAL OFFER <? } ?>` Next download the GeoIP.dat/GeoIP.inc from MaxMind, you can download it for free here: MaxMind - GeoIP PHP API GeoIP database (geoip.dat): Index of /download/geoip/database PHP module (geoip.inc): Index of /download/geoip/api/php Now my problem is that some of my US traffic got redirected to the international offer. Problem could be: IPv6 .. Maxmind not 100% accurate a) Ok I know that some people already use IPv6 .. although it is not recommended currently because it slows down your DNS lookups. Do you think that could be the problem? b) Do you think the paid database is more accurate? Maxmind states the free is 99.5% accurate the paid 99.8%. Would you pay $50 for 0.3%? Considering the massive amount of IP's IPv6 supports this could be worth it. Any comments are appreciated. Cheers, sOliver P.S. Lidango rocks (read my sig).
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07-20-2009, 11:26 AM	#2
sOliver Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 63 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	*Re: Reliable* Geo-Tracking .. what do you use?** Anyone using something else than MaxMind? I suppose there are other databases as well, I'm pretty sure MaxMind is one of the best thou.
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07-20-2009, 04:39 PM	#3
Eurolove Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	*Re: Reliable* Geo-Tracking .. what do you use?** IP2Location and Quova are two other large players in the IP Geo Mapping space. I suspect all these DBs are highly accurate, the free version of the Maxmind DB might just be a little off, but not much from what I have seen. KBLinker.com is tool that does this, too. Came across it the other day. Didn't use it myself yet, but it looks solid.