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How to Install GeoIP on Linux Server?

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GeoIP helps you to identify the location, organization, connection speed, and user type of your Internet visitors. The GeoIP databases are among the most popular and accurate IP geo location databases available.

Download the source of GeoIP

# cd /usr/local/src
# wget http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/c/GeoIP.tar.gz

Extract it

# tar -zxvf GeoIP.tar.gz
# cd GeoIP-*

Compile it now.

# ./configure
# make && make install

You can install GeoIP on our VPS hosting & Dedicated servers.

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