FreeGeoIP extension for Symphony CMS / Dom Sammut

Version: 0.3.1

Date Released: 19 May 2014

If you have suggestions for features, improvements or spot any bugs, leave a comment at the bottom of the page or alternatively log an issue on GitHub.

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What is FreeGeoIP for Symphony CMS?

FreeGeoIP for Symphony CMS returns a users geolocation information based off the awesome freegeoip.net API allowing you to then use this information when presenting the front-end of your website (or another way you see fit).

Example Output

An example of the data set returned in your page XML:

<user-geo-info>
    <Ip>8.8.8.4</Ip>
    <CountryCode>US</CountryCode>
    <CountryName>United States</CountryName>
    <RegionCode>CA</RegionCode>
    <RegionName>California</RegionName>
    <City>Mountain View</City>
    <ZipCode>94043</ZipCode>
    <Latitude>37.4192</Latitude>
    <Longitude>-122.0574</Longitude>
    <MetroCode>807</MetroCode>
    <AreaCode>650</AreaCode>
</user-geo-info>

Usage

There is a request limit of 10,000 per hour.

Alternatively you can download the source code for freegeoip.net off GitHub and run your own server and simply update the $location variable in the class.freegeoip_service.php file.

Installation

A stock-standard install process. Full instructions on how install a Symphony extension can be found on their site.

Adding it to your site

Navigate to Pages and edit the page you wish to have FreeGeoIP information
Add the FreeGeoIP Service Data Source
Finished! You’ll now see the nodeset in the Page XML.

Version History

Version 0.3.1 19 May 2014
– Confirm compatibility with Symphony 2.4
Version 0.3 26 April 2014
– Removed superfluous Response XML node that was simply an extra wrapper
– Changed root node to conform to Symphony naming practices
Version 0.2 25 April 2014
– Switch to making requests over HTTPS.
Version 0.1 25 April 2014
– Initial public release.

FreeGeoIP extension for Symphony CMS