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**Michel Samuel** · 12-24-2006, 05:43 AM

Forgive me if I sound kind of stupid.
(That's because I am)

I was thinking about that and I thought it might be possible if I knew the entire grouping of IPs that country uses.

But the list would be HUGE.

So I figure there must be some way to do it with GEO-IP but could that be done in the .htaccess file?

**Orodreth** · 12-24-2006, 06:56 AM

If the country's IP-adresses are in afixed range (which they probably are), you could just do something like this:

Code:

order allow,deny
deny from 24.2
allow from all

(blocks every IP that begins with 24.2).

If not, you should try to dynamicly create your .htaccess file. Make a script that reads out the Geo-IP database and let it acluculate all IP adresses you have to block. Then make it write the .htaccess file.

**Michel Samuel** · 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orodreth

If the country's IP-adresses are in afixed range (which they probably are), you could just do something like this:

Code:

order allow,deny
deny from 24.2
allow from all

(blocks every IP that begins with 24.2).

Sounds simple enough.
The hard part will be finding out a country's IP range.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orodreth

If not, you should try to dynamicly create your .htaccess file. Make a script that reads out the Geo-IP database and let it acluculate all IP adresses you have to block. Then make it write the .htaccess file.

Waaay over my abilities.

I found this...

Code:

 
<?php
 
if ($_SERVER <'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR' >) 
$ip = $_SERVER <'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR' >;
else 
$ip = $_SERVER <'REMOTE_ADDR' >;
 
$two_letter_country_code=iptocountry($ip);
 
function iptocountry($ip) { 
$numbers = preg_split( "/\./", $ip); 
include("ip_files/".$numbers <0 >.".php");
$code=($numbers <0 > * 16777216) + ($numbers <1 > * 65536) + ($numbers <2 > * 256) + ($numbers <3 >); 
foreach($ranges as $key => $value){
if($key<=$code){
if($ranges <$key > <0 >>=$code){$country=$ranges <$key > <1 >;break;}
}
}
if ($country==""){$country="unkown";}
return $country;
}
if ($two_letter_country_code=="US")
die();
?>

It's supposed to be loaded at the top of a page.
But I can't figure out where exactly that is... ((Sorry I'm really a hack and an idiot))
Also you supposed to download the IP range from this site. http://www.phptutorial.info/iptocountry/the_script.html
and install it on your domain.

**Orodreth** · 12-25-2006, 07:44 PM

The top of your page is the absolute top. Really the beginning of a page (before <html> of <!Doctype>)

For the script. I'll give you the needed .htaccess file if you want. I'll generate it tomorrow.

**Michel Samuel** · 12-26-2006, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orodreth

The top of your page is the absolute top. Really the beginning of a page (before <html> of <!Doctype>)

For the script. I'll give you the needed .htaccess file if you want. I'll generate it tomorrow.

Are you sure your name isn't santa clause?
THANKS!

**Orodreth** · 12-26-2006, 09:19 PM

Hehe, no, my name is not Santa Claus, but that doesn't mean I can't help you. It's only a few minutes job.

Anyways, I forgot to ask: which country do you want to block?

**Michel Samuel** · 12-27-2006, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orodreth

Hehe, no, my name is not Santa Claus, but that doesn't mean I can't help you. It's only a few minutes job.

Anyways, I forgot to ask: which country do you want to block?

A total lock down on england is needed.

or a complete permit france only will do.

**Orodreth** · 12-27-2006, 08:08 PM

Ok, using .htaccess ssems impossible for a country: the needed file is more than 554 MB!

I wrote you a php script instead. Put its content at the top of every page you want to block: http://thomas.weyn.be/blockUK.txt

**Michel Samuel** · 11:47 AM

Thank you soooo much!!
Can I pick your brain for a moment so I can learn something. (Get to know me and yes.. I'm an idiot.)

It looks beautifully simple.
how does it know the IP range?
Where did you find that out?
Is there a master list of a nation's IPs?
Also when working with PHP can I put the script in an html file? or does it have to be a PHP file?

**Orodreth** · 12-28-2006, 01:22 PM

No thanks, and sorry, but you can't pick my brain. You can always ask me questions, however, I'll be glad to help.

Normally, you have to put the script in a php file, but after making a few changes in .htaccess, you can also use it in html files. Just add this to your .htaccess:

Code:

RemoveHandler .html .htm
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm .html

My script get's the IP-range from the very long encoded string you see. When decoded, it's an array containing all IP-ranges for the UK.

You can get the "master list of a nation's IPs" here: http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/node/view/6

**Michel Samuel** · 12-30-2006, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orodreth

No thanks, and sorry, but you can't pick my brain. You can always ask me questions, however, I'll be glad to help.

Normally, you have to put the script in a php file, but after making a few changes in .htaccess, you can also use it in html files. Just add this to your .htaccess:

Code:

RemoveHandler .html .htm
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm .html

My script get's the IP-range from the very long encoded string you see. When decoded, it's an array containing all IP-ranges for the UK.

You can get the "master list of a nation's IPs" here: http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/node/view/6

First let me with you a good new year and all the best.

Next...
I get it!!! I actually get something!! (Wow not an easy thing with me)
Since the .htaccess file is read first it instructs the browser to ignore the .html extensions and treat them as httpd-php, etc.

totally cool.

Ok do you know of a UK proxy some place so I can test this out?

**Orodreth** · 01-06-2007, 05:10 PM

Happy New Year. I'm late, I know, but I was on holidays, without internet.

Anyways, I'm afraid I don't know any UK proxy. Sorry about that.