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Thread: Auto detect locale?

  1. 09-07-2012, 08:57 AM #1
    phdm3 is offline Junior Member
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    Default Auto detect locale?

    I am considering adding local currencies to my site. Does the site somehow detect that someone is in the Euro zone or Australia and automatically show their local currency instead of USD?
  2. 09-10-2012, 06:38 AM #2
    webopius is offline Senior Member
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    Hi

    Yes, you can do this using a GeoIP database (such as the Maxmind geoip system), these claim to be 99.5% accurate to a country level.

    1. Write a small code wrapper that takes an IP address and returns the Country code
    2. Embed this code into your site to auto-switch the locale if it differs from the current locale
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