Maxmind: Quick Geo Location

maxmind-geo-example.php

<?php

function getMaxmindCountry($ipaddress) {
    $userid = '[user-id]';
    $license_key = '[license-key]';
    $query = 'https://geoip.maxmind.com/geoip/v2.0/country/' . $ipaddress;

    if (empty($ipaddress))  {
        return 'ERR';
    }
    
    $opts = array(
        'http' => array(
            'method'=> "GET",
            'header'=> "Authorization: Basic " . base64_encode($userid.':'.$license_key) . "\r\n"
        )
    );
    
    $context = stream_context_create($opts);
    $file = file_get_contents($query, false, $context);
    
    if ($file === FALSE) {
        return 'ERR';
    }
    
    $geo = json_decode($file);
    $country = $geo->{"country"}->{"iso_code"};
    
    return $country;
}

// Example Usage
if(getMaxmindCountry($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]) == "US") {
    header('Location: http://maleedgeus.com');
}