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Revision: 66710
at June 23, 2014 17:37 by apphp-snippets
Initial Code 
<?php
 
// prepare reload to local version according by first visit        
session_start();            
$location_reload = isset($_SESSION["loc_reload"]) ? (bool)$_SESSION["loc_reload"] : false;
// prepare reload to local version according by first visit
if(!$location_reload){
    $location = visitor_location();
    if(in_array($location["country"], array("RU", "BY", "UA"))){
        $_SESSION["loc_reload"] = true;
        header("location: ru/index.php");
        exit;
    }else if(in_array($location["country"], array("IL"))){
        $_SESSION["loc_reload"] = true;
        header("location: he/index.php");
        exit;
    }        
}
 
function visitor_location(){
    $client  = @$_SERVER["HTTP_CLIENT_IP"];
    $forward = @$_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];
    $remote  = @$_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
    $result  = array("country"=>"", "city"=>"");
    if(filter_var($client, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)){
        $ip = $client;
    }elseif(filter_var($forward, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)){
        $ip = $forward;
    }else{
        $ip = $remote;
    }
    $ip_data = @json_decode
(file_get_contents("http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=".$ip));
    if($ip_data && $ip_data->geoplugin_countryName != null){
        $result["country"] = $ip_data->geoplugin_countryCode;
        $result["city"] = $ip_data->geoplugin_city;
    }
    return $result;
}
?>
Initial URL 
http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=php-change-language-according-to-visitor-country
Initial Description 
This simple code demonstrates how to change automatically site language, according to the visitor's country. If you implement this script in your site it will open the page in the language of your visitor.
Initial Title 
Change Language Automatically According to the Visitor Country
Initial Tags 
php
Initial Language 
PHP