/**
  * getCountryShortByIP
  * @author Cornelius Hansjakob <*****@*****.**>
  * @version 1.0
  */
 private function getCountryShortByIP($strIPAddress = '')
 {
     if (file_exists(GLOBAL_ROOT_PATH . 'library/IP2Location/IP-COUNTRY.BIN')) {
         $ip = new ip2location();
         $ip->open(GLOBAL_ROOT_PATH . 'library/IP2Location/IP-COUNTRY.BIN');
         $ipAddress = strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], 'area51') === false ? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : '84.72.245.26';
         if ($strIPAddress != '') {
             $ipAddress = $strIPAddress;
         }
         $countryShort = $ip->getCountryShort($ipAddress);
         return $countryShort;
     }
 }