[ Linux ] How to install GeoIP PHP Extension

Installation

Let’s install GeoIP PHP extention:

apt-get install php5-geoip

Next, we are should to download country database:

wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCountry/GeoIP.dat.gz
gunzip GeoIP.dat.gz
mv GeoIP.dat /usr/share/GeoIP/

And city database:

wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
gunzip GeoLiteCity.dat.gz
mv GeoLiteCity.dat /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoIPCity.dat

Restarting php to apply changes:

service php5-fpm restart

 

PHP Example

<?php

$details = geoip_record_by_name($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
echo $details['country_code']."|".$details['city']."|".$details['postal_code'];

 

See also

Free GeoIP API Services

http://lite.ip2location.com/

http://php.net/manual/en/book.geoip.php