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06-09-2007, 08:27 AM #1Mr. Awesome
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IP-to-country database - which one is best?
The software we are using for our customer mgmt and billing has a feature that allows us to click and IP to see what country it is from.
However, we have to choose a database source for it to work. We have two choices:
The IP-to-Country Database provided by WebHosting.Info (http://www.webhosting.info), available from http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info
or:
The GeoIP Database provided by MaxMind.com (http://www.maxmind.com), available from http://www.maxmind.com
(Look for GeoLite Country. Download the csv file.)
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06-09-2007, 03:11 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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I have never tried webhosting.info, but from what i have seen, most of the major players use maxmind (including myself). My billing provider (whmcs) and merchant provider (cdgcommerce) both offer free basic maxmind accounts as well, which is nice. Gives me 1000 inquiries a piece a month.
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06-09-2007, 04:18 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Based on the regularity wh.info get the location of a host wrong on their "reports" I'd go with the maxmind version
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06-09-2007, 04:56 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Use Maxmind. They have a free version too.
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06-10-2007, 04:21 AM #5Aspiring Evangelist
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06-10-2007, 07:14 AM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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I use Maxmind IP2Country several years and no complaints at all. Also if you have a technical question or problem very fast support.
You can find the GeoLite Country here:
http://www.maxmind.com/app/geoip_countryPlanpro Hosting
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06-10-2007, 07:40 AM #7WebHosting Master
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I use MaxMind's free GeoIP to parse my webalizer logs.
I find it very effective when coupled with the geoip mod with webalizer.