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IP2Location Nginx

IP2Location Nginx module enables user to easily perform client's IP to geographical location lookup by using IP2Location database.

Supported IPv4 and IPv6 address.

For more details, please visit: https://www.ip2location.com/developers/nginx

Installation

1. Download IP2location C library from https://www.ip2location.com/developers/c
2. Change the path to IP2Location library in "ngx_http_ip2location_module.c".
3. Re-compile Nginx from source to include this module. Add the below directive into the compile of Nginx: ./configure --add-module=/absolute/path/to/nginx-ip2location-1.0
4. make
5. make install

Usage

Change your Nginx config file to include the 'ip2location_database' directive:

ip2location_database /absolute/path/to/IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.BIN;

The following variables will be made available in Nginx:

$ip2location_country_code
$ip2location_country_name

Sample BIN Databases

• Download free IP2Location LITE databases at https://lite.ip2location.com
• Download IP2Location sample databases at https://www.ip2location.com/developers

Support

Email: support@ip2location.com.
URL: https://www.ip2location.com