Block Countries in Apache
Assuming you have mod_geoip installed in apache we can block certain countries in 6 lines of code.
I had a client who was experiencing an inhumane amount of spam on their phpBB forums, which are notorious for bot attacks. Luckily this forum was geographically specific - so we can block all the countries we aren't interested in.
Here's the .htaccess code I put in the forums sub-directory
# START Block Countries
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{ENV:GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE} !^(GB|US)$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.some-page-outside-the-forum-directory$1 [L]
# END Block Countries
This code will allow only Great Britain and the United States into the forum directory, any other country will be redirected to a page describing why they aren't allowed instead of simply blocking them.
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