mpilon

If in your apache error logs you see some like…

mod_fcgid: HTTP request length 131768 (so far) exceeds MaxRequestLen (131072)

then you have a slightly deeper but highly fixable problem. This error means that your host is running apache as fastcgi and has the MaxRequestLen set too low. For those user on Plesk (MediaTemple uses plesk) here is a fix or at least to get a sys savvy person on the right track.

https://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=112735

Basically you need to mod the fcgid.conf file to allow a longer request length. On some linux distributions this is file is located at /etc/apache2/conf.d/fcgid.conf. On others it might be located at /etc/httpd/conf.d/fcgid.conf . It could also be located in another place. Whereever it is, you need to add this:

FcgidMaxRequestLen 1073741824

Hi SpyderWoman-

I believe we solved your issue over email. If not feel free to hit me at [email protected].

Thanks and brgrds,

Matthew Pilon
GeoPosty Dev Team

Hi Polyfade-

The database we’re using for GeoPosty is provided by Quova. Although your story about the accuracy comparison is intriguing, Quova’s database ought to be the most accurate/dependable as it used for security and marketing by the likes of Facebook, Comcast, MLB and BBC. You can see more here: https://www.quova.com/who/

While you can get very close readings with opt-in html5 technology, I would not trust any database (including Quova’s or Maxmind’s) inside of 25 miles. If Maxmind somehow has better technology than Quova’s, I would be interested to hear about it. Though, the comparison you are describing seems like it could be a bit of luck.

As you can imagine, I would recommend your sticking with GeoPosty. As developers, we will continue to invest our time in it. Currently on the horizon is a better system for filtering locations and a test portal so that wordpress admins can test their work (without traveling to India).

Quova, as always, is improving their data as they move forward as industry leaders.

Thanks and brgrds,

Matthew Pilon
GeoPosty Dev Team

Mike Challis-

Thanks for posting your comment. It saved me considerable time and trouble, as I definitely would not have come up with that on my own. Just one line of whitespace was destroying my efforts.

Thanks again,

matt pilon