IP2Location Laravel Extension

IP2Location Laravel extension enables the user to find the country, region, city, coordinates, zip code, time zone, ISP, domain name, connection type, area code, weather, MCC, MNC, mobile brand name, elevation and usage type that any IP address or hostname originates from. It has been optimized for speed and memory utilization.

INSTALLATION

1. Run the command: composer require ip2location/ip2location-laravel to download the package into the Laravel platform.
2. Edit config/app.php and add the below line in 'providers' section:
   Ip2location\IP2LocationLaravel\IP2LocationLaravelServiceProvider::class,
3. Then publish the config file by:
   php artisan vendor:publish --provider=Ip2location\IP2LocationLaravel\IP2LocationLaravelServiceProvider --force
4. Download IP2Location BIN database
   • IP2Location free LITE database at https://lite.ip2location.com
   • IP2Location commercial database at https://www.ip2location.com
5. Create a folder named as ip2location in the database directory.
6. Unzip and copy the BIN file into database/ip2location/ folder.
7. Rename the BIN file to IP2LOCATION.BIN.

USAGE

In this tutorial, we will show you on how to create a TestController to display the IP information.

1. Create a TestController in Laravel using the below command line

php artisan make:controller TestController

2. Open the app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php in any text editor.
3. Add the below lines into the controller file.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use IP2LocationLaravel;			//use IP2LocationLaravel class

class TestController extends Controller
{
	//Create a lookup function for display
        public function lookup(){
		//Try query the geolocation information of 8.8.8.8 IP address
		$records = IP2LocationLaravel::get('8.8.8.8');

		echo 'IP Number             : ' . $records['ipNumber'] . "<br>";
		echo 'IP Version            : ' . $records['ipVersion'] . "<br>";
		echo 'IP Address            : ' . $records['ipAddress'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Country Code          : ' . $records['countryCode'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Country Name          : ' . $records['countryName'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Region Name           : ' . $records['regionName'] . "<br>";
		echo 'City Name             : ' . $records['cityName'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Latitude              : ' . $records['latitude'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Longitude             : ' . $records['longitude'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Area Code             : ' . $records['areaCode'] . "<br>";
		echo 'IDD Code              : ' . $records['iddCode'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Weather Station Code  : ' . $records['weatherStationCode'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Weather Station Name  : ' . $records['weatherStationName'] . "<br>";
		echo 'MCC                   : ' . $records['mcc'] . "<br>";
		echo 'MNC                   : ' . $records['mnc'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Mobile Carrier        : ' . $records['mobileCarrierName'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Usage Type            : ' . $records['usageType'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Elevation             : ' . $records['elevation'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Net Speed             : ' . $records['netSpeed'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Time Zone             : ' . $records['timeZone'] . "<br>";
		echo 'ZIP Code              : ' . $records['zipCode'] . "<br>";
		echo 'Domain Name           : ' . $records['domainName'] . "<br>";
		echo 'ISP Name              : ' . $records['isp'] . "<br>";
	}
}

4. Add the following line into the routes/web.php file.

Route::get('test', 'TestController@lookup');

5. Enter the URL /public/test and run. You should see the information of 8.8.8.8 IP address.

DEPENDENCIES (IP2LOCATION BIN DATA FILE)

This library requires IP2Location BIN data file to function. You may download the BIN data file at

• IP2Location LITE BIN Data (Free): https://lite.ip2location.com
• IP2Location Commercial BIN Data (Comprehensive): https://www.ip2location.com

IPv4 BIN vs IPv6 BIN

Use the IPv4 BIN file if you just need to query IPv4 addresses. Use the IPv6 BIN file if you need to query BOTH IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

SUPPORT

Email: support@ip2location.com

Website: https://www.ip2location.com