FatCat Servers uses GeoIP to look up the IP address of the client end user. GeoIP sets the variable GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE we will use this code the in the examples below to block or allow access to a website.
- See a list of countries and codes here
- For more documentation visit MaxMind here .
Edit the .htaccess in the root folder usually thes is /public_html. Tip: If the file does not exist you can create one - Click to See how
Example: Deny Access to specified countries
The following .htaccess will Deny traffic from China, North Korea, South Korea
GeoIPEnable On # Put countries to deny here SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE CN DenyCountry SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE KR DenyCountry SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE KP DenyCountry Allow from all Deny from env=DenyCountryExample: Allow Access from specified countries
NOTE: Blocking is usually prefered to Allowing - The reason is if an user is behind a proxy or their location cannot be determined for any reason this method will block them.
The following .htaccess will only allow traffic from the US, Canada and Mexico
GeoIPEnable On # Put countries to allow here SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE US AllowCountry SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE CA AllowCountry SetEnvIf GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE MX AllowCountry Deny from all Allow from env=AllowCountry
