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--- litespeed_wiki:lslb:geoip [2019/08/27 19:14]
Jackson Zhang [MaxMind GeoIP2 Database]
+++ litespeed_wiki:lslb:geoip [2019/08/28 19:53]
Lisa Clarke Copyediting
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-====== How to enable GEOIP on ADC? ======
+====== How to enable GeoIP on ADC? ======
-There are two sections in the LiteSpeed ADC WEB Admin Console settings: **IP to GeoLocation DB** and **IP2Location DB**. Both the MaxMind legacy db and MaxMind GeoIP2 db should use the **IP to GeoLocation DB** section.  Don't use **IP2Location DB** for MaxMind GeoIP2 database since **IP2Location DB** is meant for the  [[https://www.ip2location.com/|IP2Location database]].  You should only use one location database at a time.
-To setup and enable GeoIP on LiteSpeed ADC, you will need to choose one database, download and install the database to a directory, setup the database path in ADC Admin, ''Enable GeoLocation Lookup'' should set to ''Yes'', then set rewrite rules in virtual host rewrite tab and finally run some tests.
+There are two location database settings in LiteSpeed Web ADC's WebAdmin Console. The MaxMind legacy database and the MaxMind GeoIP2 database both use the **IP to GeoLocation DB** setting. The **IP2Location DB** setting is meant for the [[https://www.ip2location.com/|IP2Location database]]. This guide will show you hot to set up both types of Geolocation database, but you will not need to use both. You can only use one location database at a time, so choose your favorite and stick with that one.
-{{:litespeed_wiki:lslb:adc-geoip-1.png?800|}}
+Setting up and enabling GeoIP on LiteSpeed ADC involves choosing a database, downloading and installing the database to a directory, setting up the database path in ADC Admin, enabling geolocation lookup, setting rewrite rules, and finally, running some tests.
-===== set ''Enable GeoLocation Lookup'' to ''Yes'' =====
+{{:litespeed_wiki:lslb:adc-geoip-11.png?800|}}
-First, you should set ''Enable GeoLocation Lookup'' to ''Yes''. Without setting this, ADC won't look up GEOIP.
-===== Download and Configure GEOIP Database Path =====
+===== Enable GeoLocation Lookup =====
+Set **Enable GeoLocation Lookup** to ''Yes''. This must be set, if you want Geolocation to work on Web ADC.
-You will need to choose only one database to be used for your GeoIP: MaxMind GeoIP2, MaxMind Legacy Database, or IP2location database. Then, set up the right database path in the appropriate section in the ADC Web Admin Console.
+===== Download and Configure =====
+Choose your favorite database: MaxMind GeoIP2, MaxMind Legacy Database, or IP2location database. Then, set up the correct database path in the appropriate section in the ADC WebAdmin Console, as described.
 ==== MaxMind GeoIP2 Database ====
-=== Download and Install Database===
+=== Download and Install ===
 Let's assume that you will store the DB in ''/usr/share/GeoIP/''.
-Download the free database from ''https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/'':
+Download the free database from ''https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/'', like so:
-  wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz
+<code>
+ wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz
   tar -zxvf GeoLite2-Country.tar.gz
+</code>
-Then, move the file ''GeoLite2-Country.mmdb'' to
+Then, move the file ''GeoLite2-Country.mmdb'' to ''/usr/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb''.
-  /usr/share/GeoIP/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb
 === Set up Database File Path and Name ===
-In ADC WebAdmin, configure the database location and name(Both **DB File Path** and **DB Name** are mandatory and can not be empty). Your choice of DB name is important: you must use ''COUNTRY_DB'' for a country database, and ''CITY_DB'' for a city database. Navigate to **Configuration > Server > General > set **MaxMind GeoIP DB** to the database path. Then set **DB Name** to ''COUNTRY_DB'' or ''CITY_DB''. **Environment Variables** and **Notes** are optional.
+In ADC WebAdmin, configure the database location and name. (Both **DB File Path** and **DB Name** are mandatory and cannot be empty.)
-==== Advanced Configuration:GEOIP2 Environment Variables ====
+Your choice of DB name is important: you must use ''COUNTRY_DB'' for a country database, and ''CITY_DB'' for a city database. Navigate to **Configuration > Server > General**, and set **MaxMind GeoIP DB** to the database path. Then set **DB Name** to ''COUNTRY_DB'' or ''CITY_DB''.
-The full power of GeoIP2 requires the use of environment variables in the LiteSpeed configuration. The format used is designed to be as similar as possible to the Apache ''mod_maxminddb'' environment described [[https://github.com/maxmind/mod_maxminddb|here]] ,specifically for the ''MaxMindDBEnv'' variable.  Each environment variable is specified in the environment text box as one line:
+**Environment Variables** and **Notes** are optional.
+==== Advanced Configuration: GeoIP2 Environment Variables ====
+The full power of GeoIP2 requires the use of environment variables in the LiteSpeed configuration. The format used is designed to be as similar as possible to the Apache ''mod_maxminddb'' environment described [[https://github.com/maxmind/mod_maxminddb|here]], specifically for the ''MaxMindDBEnv'' variable.  Each environment variable is specified in the environment text box as one line:
   * The name of the environment variable that will be exported, for example ''GEOIP_COUNTRY_NAME''
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-It will show on the ''phpinfo.php'' page as:
-   _SERVER["MyTest_COUNTRY_CODE"]  US
 ''US'' will be replaced by the country code you are visiting from, such as ''SG'' or others.
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   MyTest2_COUNTRY_CODE COUNTRY_DB_20190402/country/iso_code
 {{ :litespeed_wiki:cache:common:litespeed-geoip2-variables-e2.png?800 |}}
-It will show on the ''phpinfo.php'' page as:
-  _SERVER["MyTest2_COUNTRY_CODE"] US
 === Example 4 ===
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 {{ :litespeed_wiki:cache:common:litespeed-geoip2-variables-e4-1.png?600 |}}
-It will show on the ''phpinfo.php'' page as:
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_CITY"]	Montville
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_POSTAL_CODE"]	07045
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_CITY_CONTINENT_CODE"]	NA
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_CITY_COUNTRY_CODE"]	US
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_CITY_COUNTRY_NAME"]	United States
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_REGION"]	NJ
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_LATITUDE"]	40.90490
-  _SERVER["HTTP_GEOIP_LONGITUDE"]	-74.36460
-{{ :litespeed_wiki:cache:common:litespeed-geoip2-variables-e4-2.png?400 |}}
-=== Setup Database File Path ===
-In ADC WebAdmin, configure the database location: Navigate to **Configuration > Server > General > set  ''MaxMind GeoIP DB'' to the database path.
+=== Set up Database File Path ===
+In ADC WebAdmin, configure the database location: Navigate to **Configuration > Server > General **, and set  ''MaxMind GeoIP DB'' to the database path.
 ==== IP2Location Database ====
-You can download the IP2Location Database from [[https://www.ip2location.com/|their website]] and configure the **IP2Location DB File Path** in the **IP2Location DB** section.
+You can download the IP2Location Database from [[https://www.ip2location.com/|the IP2Location website]] and configure the **IP2Location DB File Path** in the **IP2Location DB** section.
 ===== Testing =====
-This example test case is to redirect all US IP to /en/ site.
+This example test case redirects all US IPs to the ''/en/'' site.
-In ''Rewrite'' tab under ''example.com'' ADC virtualhost, ''Rewrite Control'' -> Set ''Enable Rewrite'' to ''Yes''.
+In the **Rewrite** tab under **example.com** ADC virtual host, **Rewrite Control**, set **Enable Rewrite** to ''Yes''.
-Then added the following to ''Rewrite Rules'':
+Then added the following to **Rewrite Rules**:
   RewriteCond %{ENV:GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE} ^US$
   RewriteRule ^.*$ https://example.com/en [R,L]
-Visiting example.com through US IP should redirect to ''https://example.com/en'' successfully.
+Visiting ''example.com'' through a US IP should redirect to ''https://example.com/en'' successfully.
 {{:litespeed_wiki:lslb:adc-geoip-2-vh-rewriterules.png?800|}}