redirecting as per users geo-location

funguru · 08-01-2005, 10:44 AM

Hi. i want to redirect visitors to another website IF they are looking at mine from EUROPE. how can i do this? what script can i use which will automatically redirect people to a different website if their location is europe?

thanks

FGTH · 08-01-2005, 12:15 PM

Understanding Regional Internet Registry

ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) covering North & South America, the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa

RIPE (Reseaux IP Europeens) covering Europe and surrounding countries

APNIC (Asia - Pacific Network Information Center) covering Asia and the Pacific

http://www.arin.net/community/RIPEcountries.html

funguru · 08-01-2005, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FGTH

Understanding Regional Internet Registry

http://www.arin.net/community/RIPEcountries.html

I read the page but still dont know how i can impliment it on my website???

Sketch · 08-01-2005, 07:11 PM

You could just put a map of the world on your home page and get people to choose where they are from :p

jg_v7n · 08-02-2005, 04:49 AM

http://www.ip2location.com/

funguru · 08-02-2005, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jg_v7n

http://www.ip2location.com/

thanks, i check it out but it is not a free service

is there a asp script which i can insert which can check the ip address and redirect the visitors?

jg_v7n · 08-02-2005, 05:18 AM

The $49 IP - Country package comes with a sample ASP script for doing the lookup. Other than that you could write one yourself. You still need the database though.

Jazzee · 08-02-2005, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by funguru

thanks, i check it out but it is not a free service

It's only fifty bucks. You'd pay someone more than that to write a script for you. Plus it has the database.

Radnor · 08-02-2005, 08:10 AM

Ok, guys and gals.... A little help here please.

What is the OUTPUT from the following???

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>

<script>
d = new Date()
document.write (d)

</script>
</body>
</html>

Here in the states it is: "Tue Aug 02 2005 11:01:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)"

Here's what I'm thinking..... (I'll try not to hurt myself) Redirect on the difference from GMT. So a substring to get the +/- difference???? Lil javascript guys! (Save the $50 go to dinner after the project is done!!!)

Now, you are betting on the clock is set within a REASONABLE difference from TRUE LOCAL time.

Comments???????

jg_v7n · 08-02-2005, 08:19 AM

It's a bit of a bodge - lots of countries are in the same timezone, so you couldn't distinguish North from South America, or Africa from Europe. I guess though if you just wanted to distinguish Europe from America it would work just fine.

Radnor · 08-02-2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by funguru

... IF they are looking at mine from EUROPE. ...

Per the original poster, he just wanted a redirect if from Europe.

Jazzee · 08-02-2005, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radnor

Per the original poster, he just wanted a redirect if from Europe.

Yea, but won't your way also redirect if the user is in Africa?

Radnor · 08-02-2005, 09:28 AM

Yes, you are correct.

Berlin, Nigeria, Belfast, and more .... are all GMT + 1 hour.

This will just give you time zones. The poster did not really say why. I thought it was for a server closest to the requestor.

Maybe the original poster can shed a little more light on the question or if time zones are ok.....

FGTH · 08-03-2005, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radnor

Maybe the original poster can shed a little more light on the question or if time zones are ok.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by funguru

i want to redirect visitors to another website IF they are looking at mine from EUROPE. how can i do this?

My initial response pretty much lead everyone in the direction of using the remote address (IP) to determine geography.

Another piece of data to identify a visitor's geography is REMOTE_HOST. This will tell you the ISP/network provider which can be used to determine the location.

You can use the program that was recommended earlier or Visual Route which is my preference http://www.visualroute.com/index.html

imaginemn · 08-03-2005, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazzee

It's only fifty bucks. You'd pay someone more than that to write a script for you. Plus it has the database.

I agree. It's a one year subscription for only $49.00. Why re-invent the wheel? The database is the most important piece. I don’t know what you charge per hour but you probably exceeded $49.00 of your time looking for a “free” solution.

You could just do what others do. Have a landing page that makes the visitor select their country. Save their selection in a cookie, so when they come back they will go to the correct page.

Something like this:

http://www.iomega.com/global/index.jsp

imaginemn