KristianI / shiny_geoip

IP to location API service

ShinyGeoip

This repository contains the sourcecode of geoip.nekudo.com. You can use it to setup your own geolocation API.

The API utilizes the Maxmind GeoLite2 Database.

Documentation

Requirements

• Webserver supporting URL rewrites (Apache, Nginx, lighttpd, ...)
• PHP >= 7.0
• MaxMind DbReader PHP-Extension (optional for better performance)

Installation

To setup you own API follow these steps:

1. Download the latest release of this repository to your server.
2. Download a copy of the GeoLite2 Database to the data folder.
3. Adjust the config file in cofig/config.php if necessary.
4. Point your webserver to the www folder.
5. Rewrite all requests to the index.php file (Using htaccess, nginx configuration, e.g.).

Database Updates

ShinyGeoip includes a CLI application which can be used to update the mmdb-file. To use this updater run the following command from the project root folder:

php cli/app.php mmdb_update

You can also run a simple benchmark with the following command:

php cli/app.php benchmark

Frequently Asked Questions

I am getting an wrong/empty result for my IP - can you update the database?

This project uses the GeoLite2 Database provided by Maxmind. If there is any error in this database you can submit corrections directly to Maxmind. This project however has no influence on the information in this database.