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Geolocation-based context types for TYPO3. Show pages and content elements for visitors in specific countries, continents, or within a defined geographic area.

Uses MaxMind GeoIP2 for accurate IP-based location detection.

Features

• Country context: Target visitors from specific countries (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes).
• Continent context: Target visitors from specific continents.
• Distance context: Target visitors within a radius from a geographic point.
• MaxMind GeoIP2: Uses the modern GeoIP2 library with GeoLite2 or commercial databases.
• Session caching: Efficient lookups with session-based caching.
• Proxy support: Configurable trust for X-Forwarded-For and similar headers.

Requirements

• TYPO3 12.4 LTS or 13.4 LTS
• PHP 8.2 or higher
• contexts extension (v4.0+)
• MaxMind GeoLite2-City database (free) or GeoIP2-City database (commercial)

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require netresearch/contexts-geolocation

Activate the extension:

vendor/bin/typo3 extension:activate contexts_geolocation

MaxMind GeoLite2 Database Setup

This extension requires a MaxMind GeoIP2 database for IP geolocation.

1. Create a MaxMind Account

Sign up for a free account at MaxMind GeoLite2 Signup.

2. Download the Database

Download "GeoLite2 City" in MMDB format from your MaxMind account and extract it to a location on your server (e.g., /var/lib/GeoIP/GeoLite2-City.mmdb).

Alternatively, use the geoipupdate tool for automatic updates:

# Install on Debian/Ubuntu
apt-get install geoipupdate

# Configure /etc/GeoIP.conf with your credentials
# Run update
geoipupdate

3. Configure the Database Path

Set the environment variable:

# In your .env file
GEOIP_DATABASE_PATH=/var/lib/GeoIP/GeoLite2-City.mmdb

Configuration

Environment Variables

Proxy Configuration

If your TYPO3 installation is behind a reverse proxy, enable proxy header trust:

GEOIP_TRUST_PROXY_HEADERS=true

Context Types

Continent Context

Matches visitors based on their continent:

• AF: Africa
• AN: Antarctica
• AS: Asia
• EU: Europe
• NA: North America
• OC: Oceania
• SA: South America

Country Context

Matches visitors based on their country using ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes (e.g., DE, US, FR, GB).

Distance Context

Matches visitors within a specified radius (in kilometers) from a geographic point defined by latitude and longitude.

Note: Distance-based targeting works best with larger radii (50+ km) due to the inherent limitations of IP-based geolocation accuracy.

Accuracy Considerations

IP-based geolocation has inherent limitations:

• Country detection: Generally very accurate (95%+).
• Continent detection: Very accurate (derived from country).
• City/coordinates: Accuracy varies significantly; often only accurate to the metropolitan area.

Visitors using VPNs, proxies, or mobile networks may be geolocated to different locations than their actual physical position.

Migration from v1.x

Version 2.0 is a complete rewrite with breaking changes:

• New GeoIP library: Uses MaxMind GeoIP2 instead of the legacy PECL geoip extension or PEAR Net_GeoIP.
• Environment configuration: Database path is now configured via environment variables instead of extension settings.
• PHP 8.2+ required: Modern PHP features and strict typing.
• TYPO3 12.4+ required: Drops support for TYPO3 11 and earlier.

Documentation

Full documentation is available at docs.typo3.org (once published) or in the Documentation/ folder of this extension.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues and pull requests on GitHub.

License

This extension is licensed under the AGPL-3.0-or-later.

Credits

Developed and maintained by Netresearch DTT GmbH.

• Website: https://www.netresearch.de/
• GitHub: https://github.com/netresearch/t3x-contexts_geolocation
• Issues: https://github.com/netresearch/t3x-contexts_geolocation/issues