How to install Geo IP module for apache(Especially in a Cpanel Server) to block sites in different countires

 Hello,

 Geo IP module is used to block access for certain countries to the websites. This is done by a module named mod_Geoip on the apache. Below is the steps to enable and configure Geo IP on a Cpanel linux servers .

 1.Install GeoIP binaries:

    yum install GeoIP GeoIP-devel

2.You can download  more databases from MaxMind and put them into /opt/geoip/share/GeoIP/:

    http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/

3.install CPanel EasyApache GeoIP module:

    View details: http://www.cpanel.net/apps/easyapache/custom.html
    Download mod_GeoIP:

    wget http://easyapache.cpanel.net/optmods/custom_opt_mod-mod_geoip.tar.gz

    tar -C /var/cpanel/easy/apache/custom_opt_mods -xzf custom_opt_mod-mod_geoip.tar.gz}
Steps 2 and 3 are optional as Geo IP module is already enabled on the easy apache.

4.    Run EasyApache and select mod GeoIP:

    /scripts/easyapache

5.configure GeoIP by adding to httpd.conf (or pre_virtualhost_global.conf):

    /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
    /usr/local/apache/conf/includes/pre_virtualhost_global.conf

LoadModule geoip_module modules/mod_geoip.so
<IfModule mod_geoip.c>
  GeoIPEnable On
  GeoIPDBFile /var/lib/GeoIP.dat
</IfModule> 
6.Install GeoIP PHP Extension:

    Install geoip via PECL:

    pecl install geoip

7.Restart Apache:

    /scripts/restartsrv_apache


8.After this has been done we can test if the Geo IP was enabled by adding some rules on .htaccess of a website .

edit .htaccess of a website and add the following lines to it

SetEnvIF GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE CN BlockThese
SetEnvIF GEOIP_COUNTRY_CODE TR BlockThese
# Add more countries here
Deny from env=BlockThese

A full list of 2 digit country codes can be found here: http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/iso_3166_code_lists/english_country_names_and_code_elements.htm

The above listed in the example are "CN = China" and "TR = Turkey"


Regards
Syamkumar.M