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Including 3rd party classes - El Forum - 07-26-2010

[eluser]GeXus[/eluser]
Hello, I'm trying to setup Maxmind and they have a GeoIP class that they include, is there a way to simply include this file? Or does it need to be re-worked as a library or something?

Thanks!


Including 3rd party classes - El Forum - 07-26-2010

[eluser]mddd[/eluser]
You can just include it using a include() call and use it like you would in 'normal' php.


Including 3rd party classes - El Forum - 07-26-2010

[eluser]danmontgomery[/eluser]
Most vanilla php classes can be loaded normally as libraries. All the library loader is doing is instantiating the class and assigning it to a variable.


Including 3rd party classes - El Forum - 09-28-2010

[eluser]seanloving[/eluser]
@GeXus, did you get Maxmind setup and working? Anything special to know about how you did it?
Thanks.