The Nginx IP2Location module enables user to easily perform client's IP to geographical location lookup by using IP2Location database.
The IP2Location database can be downloaded from https://lite.ip2location.com (Free) or https://www.ip2location.com (Commercial).
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Download IP2location C library from https://www.ip2location.com/developers/c
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Change the path to IP2Location library in "ngx_http_ip2location_module.c".
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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-VERSION make make installor
./configure --add-dynamic-module=/absolute/path/to/nginx-ip2location-VERSION make make install
Insert the configuration below to your nginx.conf.
Syntax: load_module modules/ngx_http_ip2location_module.so;
Default: -
Context: main
Description: Load IP2Location Nginx module if it was compiled as dynamic.
Syntax: ip2location on|off
Default: off
Context: http, server, location
Description: Enable or disable IP2Location Nginx module.
Syntax: ip2location_database path
Default: none
Context: http
Description: The absolute path to IP2Location BIN database.
Syntax: ip2location_access_type file_io|shared_memory|cache_memory
Default: shared_memory
Context: http
Description: Set the method used for lookup.
Syntax: ip2location_proxy cidr|address
Default: none
Context: http
Description: Set a list of proxies to translate x-forwarded-for headers for.
Syntax: ip2location_proxy_recursive on|off
Default: off
Context: http
Description: Enable recursive search in the x-forwarded-for headers.
The following variables will be made available in Nginx:
ip2location_country_short
ip2location_country_long
ip2location_region
ip2location_city
ip2location_isp
ip2location_latitude
ip2location_longitude
ip2location_domain
ip2location_zipcode
ip2location_timezone
ip2location_netspeed
ip2location_iddcode
ip2location_areacode
ip2location_weatherstationcode
ip2location_weatherstationname
ip2location_mcc
ip2location_mnc
ip2location_elevation
ip2location_usagetype
Use the IPv4 BIN file if you just need to query IPv4 addresses. If you query an IPv6 address using the IPv4 BIN, you'll see the IPV6_NOT_SUPPORTED error.
Use the IPv6 BIN file if you need to query BOTH IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
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