Get Started With IP2Proxy Apache Module

Dependencies

This module requires IP2Proxy BIN database to function. You may download the BIN database at

• IP2Proxy LITE BIN Data (Free): https://lite.ip2location.com

• IP2Proxy Commercial BIN Data (Comprehensive): https://www.ip2location.com

Requirements

1. IP2Proxy C library.

2. Apache 2.0x.

3. GNU make or any compatible make utility.

Installation

You can install the IP2Proxy Apache Module in either Linux or Windows.

Linux

1. Create a new folder called ip2location.

2. Download IP2Proxy C library from here into the ip2proxy folder.

3. Decompress C library.

   unzip master.zip

4. Get into working directory.

   cd ip2proxy-c-master

5. Start compilation.

   autoreconf -i -v --force
   ./configure
   make
   make install

6. Download and decompress Apache module into the ip2proxy folder.

7. Get into IP2Proxy Apache Module directory.

   cd ip2proxy-apache-master

8. Start compilation.

   apxs2 -i -a -L /usr/local/lib/ -I ../ip2proxy-c-master/libIP2Proxy/ -l IP2Proxy -c mod_ip2proxy.c
   ln -s /usr/local/lib/libIP2Proxy.so.1 /usr/lib/libIP2Proxy.so.1

9. Add following lines into /etc/apache2/apache2.conf.

   <IfModule mod_ip2proxy.c>
   	IP2ProxyEnable <On|Off>
   	# ENV will set server variables
   	# NOTES will set apache notes
   	# ALL will set both
   	IP2ProxySetmode <ALL|ENV|NOTES>
   	IP2ProxyDBFile <PATH_TO_IP2PROXY_BINARY_DATABASE>
   	IP2ProxyDetectProxy <On|Off>
   </IfModule>

Windows

1. Create a new folder called ip2proxy.

2. Download IP2Proxy C library from here into the ip2proxy folder.

3. Decompress C library using 7-zip or other compression tools.

4. Get into working directory.

   cd ip2proxy-c-master

5. Start compilation.

   nmake /f Makefile.win

6. Download and decompress Apache module into the ip2proxy folder.

7. Navigate to ip2proxy-apache-master folder.

8. Edit Makefile.win to change the path for C library.

   IP2PROXY_CSRC_PATH = C:/ip2proxy/ip2proxy-c-master/libIP2ProxyIP2PROXY_CLIB_PATH = C:/ip2proxy/ip2proxy-c-master/libIP2ProxyAPACHE_INSTALL_PATH = "C:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apachex.x"

9. Start compilation.

   nmake /f Makefile.win

10. Copy ip2proxy_apache.dll generated to the Apache modules directory.

11. Add following lines into httpd.conf.

    <IfModule mod_ip2proxy.c>
    	IP2ProxyEnable <On|Off>
    	# ENV will set server variables
    	# NOTES will set apache notes
    	# ALL will set both
    	IP2ProxySetmode <ALL|ENV|NOTES>
    	IP2ProxyDBFile <PATH_TO_IP2PROXY_BINARY_DATABASE>
    	IP2ProxyDetectProxy <On|Off>
    </IfModule>

Sample Codes

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{ENV:IP2PROXY_IS_PROXY} ^Yes$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.google.co.uk [L]

SecRule ENV:IP2PROXY_IS_PROXY "Yes" "deny,status:500,id:5000888,msg:'Block visitor using proxy server'"

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