Download, install and configure perl GeoIP module manually
After a try to install perl Geo::IP through cpan, and spending some moments to resovle error about missing C api library etc. I’ve opted for manual install which goes quite smooth.
Here are the steps which I followed on my CentOS 5.2 server. Please note that the version of software mentioned here might be outdated at the point of your reading, therefore, you should visit the relevant site and fetch latest one.
Step 1. Download, compile and install maxmind’s C API:
# cd /usr/src
# wget http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/c/GeoIP-1.4.3.tar.gz
# tar xzf GeoIP-1.4.3.tar.gz
# cd GeoIP-1.4.3
# ./configure; make; make install
Step 2. Download, compile and install the module:
# cd /usr/src
# wget http://search.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/B/BO/BORISZ/Geo-IP-1.35.tar.gz
# tar xzf Geo-IP-1.35.tar.gz
# cd Geo-IP-1.35
# perl Makefile.PL LIBS=’-L/usr/local/lib’ INC=’-L/usr/local/include’
# make ; make install
here, we need to specify the path for library and header files so that module can include them. Module is installed and ready for use.
If you have purchased a subscription to update GeoIPCity database reguarly, proceed to next step.
(Optional) Step 3. Configure subscription information to update Geo::IP database regularly:
# vim /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf
## add following lines, replace proper values:
LicenseKey YOUR-LICENCE-KEY
UserId YOUR-USERID
ProductIds PRODUCT-ID # usually the value 133 represent Geo::IP module
Save, exit and then execute update to fetch latest database:
# /usr/local/bin/geoipupdate
It’s better to setup cron to update Geo::IP database on weekly basis:
# crontab -e
0 12 * * 6 /usr/local/bin/geoipupdate
That’s all we need to setup Geo::IP module.
