Block a country using mod_geoip

Do you have a list of countries that you want to block access to your site?  Have you tried adding IP numbers into your .htaccess file only to generate a HUGE .htaccess file and a neverending stream of IP numbers?  How about using mod_geoip!!

mod_geoip is a module that can be compiled into Apache on build.  Generally shared hosting providers will not have this module loaded, however if you are on a VPS or a Dedicated Server you can compile this module into Apache.

Then just do the following

Edit your .htaccess file

GeoIP ON
SetEnvIF GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE CN BlockThese
SetEnvIF GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE TR BlockThese
# Add more countries here
Deny from env=BlockThese

A full list of 2 digit country codes can be found here: http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166_code_lists/english_country_names_and_code_elements.htm

The above listed in the example are "CN = China" and "TR = Turkey"

You could also just reverse the .htaccess to make it ALLOW and enter US or UK as the country code.

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