How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ?

invest207 · 09-16-2009, 04:05 PM

I have a niche autotoblog that drives me about 100 italian visitors daily. My conversion rate is 1:200. I am not glad with that.

What I need to do is redirect all my italian visitors to a nice landing page I created and keep all other visitors and spiders on my autoblog.

I just need a simple php script. Italian IPs are redirected to another page while all other visitors must remain on the page where they arrive (must not be redirected in any way because my visitors come from my wordpress posts that are indexed by google and I dont wanna mess with the GoogleBot)

Your help would be deeply appreciated.

723Media · 09-16-2009, 06:28 PM

Hey there invest207. There are a few options here. Not sure how much programming you do but you can do this pretty easily by making a call to a geolocation webservice. There are a few API's out there that are free.

Check these links out, they offer code examples as well:

roshanbh(dot)com(dot)np/2008/07/getting-country-city-name-from-ip-address-in-php.html

www(dot)ipinfodb(dot)com/ip_location_api.php

freegeoip(dot)appspot(dot)com/

www(dot)hostip(dot)info/use.html

Replace the (dot) with an actual .

Im not allowed to post links yet.

mojojuju · 09-16-2009, 07:44 PM

You don't need to look any further than the Warrior Forum: How can I redirect traffic based on the visitor's country?

But, if you have your own server, you might find it best to install the mod_geoip module for Apache because it's a lot faster than the PHP module. Also, with the Apace module, you can do .htaccess based redirects.

bl4ck-dollar · 05-23-2010, 08:49 AM

Hey,

Sorry to bring up a really old thread but did a search and thought it would be better than starting a new. Anyhow...

I currently have a wordpress squeeze page; I would like to know if it is possible to redirect visitors based upon country but keep the main page in other words not have to make index2.php etc etc. Would it mean me having to produce say 5 wordpress pages just to have them redirect? and would this effect my SEO ranking at all becuase all pages would effectivly be dupes. So you would have usa.salespage.com , uk.salespage.com and so fourth.

Does anyone have any ideas at all on this?

Guide · 05-23-2010, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl4ck-dollar

Hey,

Sorry to bring up a really old thread but did a search and thought it would be better than starting a new. Anyhow...

I currently have a wordpress squeeze page; I would like to know if it is possible to redirect visitors based upon country but keep the main page in other words not have to make index2.php etc etc. Would it mean me having to produce say 5 wordpress pages just to have them redirect? and would this effect my SEO ranking at all becuase all pages would effectivly be dupes. So you would have usa.salespage.com , uk.salespage.com and so fourth.

Does anyone have any ideas at all on this?

If all pages are the same, why do you even want to create duplicates?

If the content & offers on each of those pages are going to be different, then it makes sense. You will need a geo-database API or the actual geo DB for this.

bl4ck-dollar · 05-23-2010, 02:24 PM

Do you know where I can get one from? And also will my main site stay the same or will I need some index.php for the redirect?

kiopa · 05-25-2010, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl4ck-dollar

Do you know where I can get one from? And also will my main site stay the same or will I need some index.php for the redirect?

Sure, you can get a free GeoIP database from here:

www . maxmind . com / app / geolitecity

Commercial database is $370, but the lite version seems to work quite well, although not 100%. API and code is also very simple to work with. I'd recommend it!

bl4ck-dollar · 05-25-2010, 05:45 AM

Thank you for your reply! I have downloaded and made up a PHP file and all works well!

Just one quick question which I find doesn't really work with me; Say if a user goes to the main domain and he/she is in the UK and gets directed to websitename.com/uk thats all good and works well but what if they click on a link for the usa? websitename.com/usa doesn't seem to forward them to the correct country.

Is there some kind of fix for this?

kiopa · 05-25-2010, 05:55 AM

Best way I can suggest is add a cookie when they click the link, which overrides the IP lookup check.

fbnet · 09-16-2010, 08:19 AM

Hi

This site may help. GEO IP Targeting Script - Geo IP Country Detection Redirect Script it has 2 GEO targeting scripts

One script to display affiliate ad code based on site visitors County IP and another script to GEO IP country redirect to another page.

kevinfurtadoos5 · 09-28-2010, 12:08 AM

I am also looking for the same. I was told that I should get the form first. There is an online firm that helps in creating.

09-16-2009, 04:05 PM	#1
invest207 Warrior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: , , Romania. Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? I have a niche autotoblog that drives me about 100 italian visitors daily. My conversion rate is 1:200. I am not glad with that. What I need to do is redirect all my italian visitors to a nice landing page I created and keep all other visitors and spiders on my autoblog. I just need a simple php script. Italian IPs are redirected to another page while all other visitors must remain on the page where they arrive (must not be redirected in any way because my visitors come from my wordpress posts that are indexed by google and I dont wanna mess with the GoogleBot) Your help would be deeply appreciated.

09-16-2009, 06:28 PM	#2
723Media HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? Hey there invest207. There are a few options here. Not sure how much programming you do but you can do this pretty easily by making a call to a geolocation webservice. There are a few API's out there that are free. Check these links out, they offer code examples as well: roshanbh(dot)com(dot)np/2008/07/getting-country-city-name-from-ip-address-in-php.html www(dot)ipinfodb(dot)com/ip_location_api.php freegeoip(dot)appspot(dot)com/ www(dot)hostip(dot)info/use.html Replace the (dot) with an actual . Im not allowed to post links yet.

09-16-2009, 07:44 PM	#3
mojojuju Personal hygiene coach Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Potemkin Village Posts: 1,083 Thanks: 268 Thanked 377 Times in 254 Posts Social Networking	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? You don't need to look any further than the Warrior Forum: How can I redirect traffic based on the visitor's country? But, if you have your own server, you might find it best to install the mod_geoip module for Apache because it's a lot faster than the PHP module. Also, with the Apace module, you can do .htaccess based redirects.

05-23-2010, 08:49 AM	#4
bl4ck-dollar On the grind... War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 31 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? Hey, Sorry to bring up a really old thread but did a search and thought it would be better than starting a new. Anyhow... I currently have a wordpress squeeze page; I would like to know if it is possible to redirect visitors based upon country but keep the main page in other words not have to make index2.php etc etc. Would it mean me having to produce say 5 wordpress pages just to have them redirect? and would this effect my SEO ranking at all becuase all pages would effectivly be dupes. So you would have usa.salespage.com , uk.salespage.com and so fourth. Does anyone have any ideas at all on this?

05-23-2010, 02:24 PM	#6
bl4ck-dollar On the grind... War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 31 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? Do you know where I can get one from? And also will my main site stay the same or will I need some index.php for the redirect?

05-25-2010, 05:45 AM	#8
bl4ck-dollar On the grind... War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 31 Thanks: 4 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? Thank you for your reply! I have downloaded and made up a PHP file and all works well! Just one quick question which I find doesn't really work with me; Say if a user goes to the main domain and he/she is in the UK and gets directed to websitename.com/uk thats all good and works well but what if they click on a link for the usa? websitename.com/usa doesn't seem to forward them to the correct country. Is there some kind of fix for this?

05-25-2010, 05:55 AM	#9
kiopa Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up to me Posts: 148 Thanks: 3 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Contact Info	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? Best way I can suggest is add a cookie when they click the link, which overrides the IP lookup check.

09-16-2010, 08:19 AM	#10
fbnet Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? Hi This site may help. GEO IP Targeting Script - Geo IP Country Detection Redirect Script it has 2 GEO targeting scripts One script to display affiliate ad code based on site visitors County IP and another script to GEO IP country redirect to another page.
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09-28-2010, 12:08 AM	#11
kevinfurtadoos5 Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How do I create PHP GeoIP redirect ? I am also looking for the same. I was told that I should get the form first. There is an online firm that helps in creating.
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