GeoIP PHP Extensions installation and configuration

  Zhanhailiang Date: 2014-12-08

1. Install dependent Geoip-devel,geoip

geoip-devel.x86_64:development headers and libraries for geoipgeoip.x86_64: Library for Country/city/organization to IP address or hostname mapping 

Yum Install Geoip.x86_64 geoip-devel.x86_64

2. Configure IP Database Geoip.dat,geolitecity.dat

wget - Nhttp//Geolite.maxmind.com/Download/GeoIP/Database/Geolitecountry/GeoIP.dat.gzGunzipGeoIP.dat.gzMVGeoIP.dat/Usr/Local/Share/GeoIP/

wgethttp//Geolite.maxmind.com/Download/GeoIP/Database/GeoLiteCity.dat.gzGunzipGeoLiteCity.dat.gzmkdir - v /Usr/Share/GeoIPMV - vGeoLiteCity.dat/Usr/Share/GeoIP/GeoIPCity.dat

Note: GeoIPRegion.dat is a paid service;

Reference:

• http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/install/country/
• http://forum.directadmin.com/showthread.php?t=43309

3. Install the extension

git clone git@Github.com:billfeller/Geoip.git; Phpize./Configure--with-php-config=/Usr/Local/Php/Bin/Php-config--with-geoip Make &&  Make Install

4. Testing

[Root@~/Wade/Pecllearning/GeoIP]#/usr/local/php/bin/php-r ' Print geoip_country_code3_by_name ("220.181.112.244"). Php_eol; 'CHN[Root@~/Wade/Pecllearning/GeoIP]#/usr/local/php/bin/php-r ' Print_r (geoip_record_by_name ("php.net"));Array(    [Continent_code]=>NA[Country_code]=>US[Country_code3]=>USA[Country_name]=>States[Region]=>Ca[City]=>Fremont[Postal_Code]=> 94539    [Latitude]=> 37.51549911499    [Longitude]=>-121.8962020874    [Dma_code]=> 807    [Area_code]=> 510)

Note that because there is no GeoIPRegion.dat locally, the call to Geoip_region_by_name will be reported warning, as follows

[Root@~/Wade/Pecllearning/GeoIP]#/usr/local/php/bin/php-r ' Print geoip_region_by_name ("220.181.112.244"); 'PHP Warning:geoip_region_by_name(): Required database not available at/Usr/Share/GeoIP/GeoIPRegion.dat.inchCommand Line code on line1Warning:geoip_region_by_name(): Required database not available at/Usr/Share/GeoIP/GeoIPRegion.dat.inchCommand Line code on line1

GeoIP PHP Extensions installation and configuration