Hi, have you seen this:
http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp Sincerely, Mike -- Mike Brandonisio * IT Planning & Support Tech One Illustration * Database Applications tel (630) 759-9283 * e-Commerce [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.techoneillustration.com On Jan 5, 2006, at 6:32 AM, Marc Boncz wrote: > Hi Bob, > >> I'm looking for some kind of solution that will allow me to display >> localized content to visitors from various cities/states across the >> U.S. I know I can perform a city/state lookup based on the IP address >> of the visitor, but I also know that this method is flawed >> ... >> I currently have a zip code lookup engine in place on my >> site, but that only works if, duh, the user enters their zip code. >> >> Should I attempt to guess their zip code based on their IP, and >> then give them the opportunity to enter the correct zip for local >> content? > Looks like the best solution to me. Add to that a cookie to store > that zip > plus the IP on the users PC so the next visit will be even more user > friendly. > You know that the browser gives only one hint at the whereabouts of > the > user: the IP. > You also know that that is not watertight. > So that means the only way to be sure about the visitors location > is ask > about it ;-) > > Guessing the zip based on IP, then asking confirmation or > correction and > storing in a cookie then is only going to annoy travelling laptop > users > using GPRS (instead of hotspots). They will appear to be on the > same IP even > after moving to another place (unlike laptop users using hotspots, > who will > be on a different IP for every new location). > > Marc > > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: [email protected] > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
