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Requirements:
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- PHP 4.3.0 or later.
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http://www.php.net/downloads.php
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- Drupal 5.x
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http://drupal.org/download
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- Ad module 1.5 or later.
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http://drupal.org/project/ad
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- Version 1.0.1 or later of the geoip PHP PECL package:
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http://pecl.php.net/package/geoip
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- Version 1.4.0 or later of the GeoIP C library:
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/c
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- One or more of the GeoIP databases:
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/geoip_features
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A couple of which are freely available:
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/geoip_country
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity
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Installation:
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1) Download, compile and install the latest MaxMind GeoIP C library. (The URL
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can be found above in the requirements section.)
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Debian/Ubuntu users can easily install the GeoIP C library without compiling
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it using the following command:
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sudo aptitude install libgeoip-dev libgeoip1
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2) Download and install the latest geoip PHP PECL package. (The URL can be
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found above in the requirements section.) Directions on how to install
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and configure the geoip package can be found here:
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http://www.php.net/manual/en/geoip.setup.php
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It is generally as simple as typing the following command, then adding
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"extension=geoip.so" to your php.ini:
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sudo pecl install geoip
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Once installed, restart Apache and review the output from phpinfo() to
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verify the geoip is properly installed.
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3) Download and install one or more of the MaxMind GeoIP binary databases. You
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can install one of the free databases, or one of the commercial databases.
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(URLs can be found above in the requirements sections.) Installation
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instructions can be found here:
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http://www.maxmind.com/app/installation
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4) Enable the ad_geoip module.
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Visit "Administer >> Site building >> Modules" and enable the "Ad GeoIP"
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module, found in the "Ad" section toward the top of that patch. You can
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then visit "Administer >> Logs >> Status report" to confirm that the GeoIP
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requirements are properly installed.
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