[WTF] Maxmind geo-IP database not working today?

Grandslam · Aug 12, 2011

Anyone else noticing this? I have a redirect script set up using the Maxmind database and its been responding extremely slow today, and even worse, sometimes not at all.

Usually its so fast I miss it if I blink.

My status bar says "waiting for j.maxmind..." for at least 15 seconds and then it redirects or just freezes and the status bar goes to "Done" even though it hasn't successfully redirected. It just stops on the page I have the script set up on.

WTF is going on? I'm losing $ every minute their database is down... I'm scrambling for another solution/script that doesn't rely on their database for geo-IP redirects...

``Yousef · Aug 13, 2011

Yeah, I don't know what the fuck is up. My scripts keep breaking, and I'm wondering why, this is probably the reason.

EDIT: Are you using their free or paid license? If it's paid, that's totally fucked up.

xpwizard · Aug 13, 2011

Use their self-hosted version... This way you don't need to rely on their servers.

Evan Foster · Aug 13, 2011

I do not think if there is some better alternate to maxmind.

copxxx · Aug 13, 2011

I'm using the self hosted version so I don't have any similar problem, I can suggest this self-hosted ver. to you coz its just pretty good

Grandslam · Aug 13, 2011

``Yousef said:
Yeah, I don't know what the fuck is up. My scripts keep breaking, and I'm wondering why, this is probably the reason.

EDIT: Are you using their free or paid license? If it's paid, that's totally fucked up.

Free. Still fucked up nevertheless.

xpwizard said:
Use their self-hosted version... This way you don't need to rely on their servers.

copxxx said:
I'm using the self hosted version so I don't have any similar problem, I can suggest this self-hosted ver. to you coz its just pretty good

1. How much does it cost?

2. Where do I go on their site to get it?

xpwizard · Aug 13, 2011

#1 - Download this file and unzip:

Code:

http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz

#2 - Create a file named "geoip.inc". Go to the link and include the code:

Code:

http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/php/geoip.inc

#3 - Create a file named "geoipcity.inc". Go to the link and include the code:

Code:

http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/php/geoipcity.inc

#4 - *OPTIONAL* - If you want State/Region data, make a file called "geoipregionvars.php", then go to the link and include the code:

Code:

http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/php/geoipregionvars.php

#5 - Here is a demo version of the code (name file whatever you want):

Code:

http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/php/sample_city.php

#6 - Upload all of those files into the same folder on your website... Here is a sample code to redirect by country:

PHP:

<?php
    // include geo lookup
    include("geoip.inc");
    include("geoipcity.inc");
    include("geoipregionvars.php");

    // perform geo lookup
    $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    $gi = geoip_open("./GeoLiteCity.dat", GEOIP_STANDARD);
    $rsGeoData = geoip_record_by_addr($gi, $ip);

    // if USA
    if ($rsGeoData->country_code == "US") { 
    header('Location: http://www.google.com/');
    }
    // if Canada
    else if ($rsGeoData->country_code == "CA") {
    header('Location: http://www.yahoo.com/');
    }
    // all other countries
    else {
    header('Location: http://www.ask.com/');
    }
?>

markmaster · Aug 13, 2011

Here is another solution:

http://www.maxmind.com/app/mod_geoip

apache mod which allows to use geoip redirection by a simple .htaccess file. Of course you also need the db saved locally...

example:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{ENV:GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE} ^(US|UK)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.gohere.com$1 [L]

Have fun!

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