How to ban a country using .htaccess?

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    Im getting too much traffic from India and other countries and its eating up my bandwidth. How can I block a country using .htaccess?
     
    McDoug, Feb 4, 2010 IP
  2. NeoCambell

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    You can find the method to block set of IPs in this post.

    Once you make it, pls post the working code here, so others can also benefit.
     
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    I'd also be greatly appreciative if you posted the code here if you figure it out!

    Thanks
     
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    Hi,

    Which web software you are using ? Can you tell me a name ? I think it have some features that allow you block special IPs/IPs range.

    If you want to use htaccess, you can view here: Google
     
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    He said, block a country, not just one IP. Take a minute to read the question again.
     
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    Well, I know of a script that can give you the country code for each IP. I use it for geo-targeted ads. I just don't know if it would be worth it, since your trying to save on bandwidth. But you can set it to redirect or just give a blank page to any country you want to... It doesn't use .htaccess though...

    But since it can benefit you all, and it is good for Ad campaigns and such. You can find out all you need here: http://www.geoplugin.com/

    It is free, and you can get more than just your user's country...You can get info like this (from my IP...)

    *City: Milford
    *Region: MA
    *Area Code: 508
    *DMA Code: 506
    *Country Name: United States
    *Country Code: US
    *Longitude: -71.5210037231
    *Latitude: 42.1543998718
    *Currency Code: USD
    Currency Symbol: $
    US$ Exchange Rate: 1

    It is not always deadly accurate, like I am not in Milford, but about 20 minutes away. Most of the time, its within a few miles. Pending your IP...

    I use it for creating custom Ads for dating sites - "Find local singles in...", Also to set ads for each country. I have generated revenue from all countries, because I target my ads with this.

    Hope someof you can use this. have fun :)
     
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    Hi,

    Please tell me, how to know where is someone come from ? Base on what ?

    P/s: Sorry about my English ! :)
     
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    Easy. For example, this is .htaccess block almost all users from India

    <Limit GET HEAD POST>
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    deny from 221.134.0.0/18
    deny from 221.134.64.0/18
    deny from 221.134.128.0/17
    deny from 221.135.0.0/16
    allow from all
    </LIMIT>
     
    dvhillard, Feb 6, 2010 IP