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[DnvrSysEngr]

Gregg:

While perusing the site for the creators of Mod_GeoIP this evening, I discovered that he latest version of mod_geoip2 is version 1.2.9.

I also learned this about Mod_GeoIP 1.2.9:

Proxy-Related Directives
By default, this module will simply look at the IP address of the client. However, if the client is using a proxy, this will be the address of the proxy. You can use the GeoIPScanProxyHeaders directive to look at proxy-related headers.

Can you or someone here create a Windows compatible module of this?

 -S

[Gregg]

I'll have a look. Each new version seems to take more and more work to get it working on Windows, I never look forward to new versions of this module or the API library it needs and I see new versions of both

Edit:

Yes, same ol' shit, different version.

mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _inet_pton referenced in function __get_ip
_from_xff
mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _strtok_r referenced in function __get_ip_
from_xff
mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GeoIP_region_by_name referenced in functi
on _geoip_header_parser
mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GeoIP_country_id_by_addr referenced in fu
nction _geoip_header_parser
mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GeoIP_id_by_addr_v6 referenced in functio
n _geoip_header_parser
mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GeoIP_id_by_addr referenced in function _
geoip_header_parser
mod_geoip.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GeoIP_name_by_addr referenced in function
 _geoip_header_parser
GeoIP.lib(GeoIPCity.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __GeoIP_seek_record referenced
in function _GeoIP_record_id_by_addr
GeoIP.lib(GeoIPCity.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __GeoIP_seek_record_v6 referenc
ed in function _GeoIP_record_id_by_addr_v6
Release_x86\mod_geoip.so : fatal error LNK1120: 9 unresolved externals

I'll dig into it in the next few days. I'll have to dig out my source files from 1.2.8 which should help me out quite a bit since much of this I believe is the same crap I had to fix in it.

On the plus side, much of the work always needed in the API library has been done in the master at Github it looks 

[DnvrSysEngr]

Thank you Gregg.  Not expecting to go out of your way for this.

 -S

[Gregg]

release candidates here:
https://www.apachehaus.net/rc/

Please test for a week and let me know how they work.
modules for VC9 Apache 2.2 & 2.4 and VC11 Apache 2.4 x86 & x64 are all in the one zipfile.

[DnvrSysEngr]

Out of town til the 28th with no Internet access (sending from iPhone).  Will test then.

[DnvrSysEngr]

Able to get brief Internet access this afternoon and remoted into the WEB server to get Mod_GeoIP 1.2.9 RC installed.  So far so good.  Will do more testing when time and access permits.

[DnvrSysEngr]

Gregg:

I am happy to report that no issues have appeared and mod_GeoIP is working as I need it to (block all the annoying visitor from places i do not want visiting my sites).

 -S

[Gregg]

Great, I'll update the download page with them in a day or two.

Thanks for testing them out.

[DnvrSysEngr]

Gregg:

Upon updating my Apache server this evening from 2.4.10 to 2.4.12, I decided it might be a good idea to update modules, etc.  Upon updating my GeoIP database, I discovered that mod_geoIP has now been replaced by mod_maxminddb. 

 New Apache Module Available: This module is for the GeoIP Legacy format (dat). To read the MaxMind DB format (mmdb) used by GeoIP2, please see mod_maxminddb

Is there a way you could find time and a way to compile this for us running on the Windows platform (32 and 64-bit)?

Thank you.

 -Scott

[Gregg]

Hi Scott,

I'll have a look into it.

[Gregg]

Sorry but very doubtful.

After awhile the compiler refuses to list any more errors, this hit that limit.

I must admit that I have soured on maxmind over the last couple releases of the old API and module since I kept having to make it work. Patching would be nice but they often fail on the very next version cause of restructuring and I end up doing it by hand.

As long as the old one works, and I can get new databases, I'll stick with it because I myself use mod_geoip. Maybe after awhile they'll un#$%! this new stuff.

[DnvrSysEngr]

Thank you for giving it a go.  I am not a programmer / coder, so I often have to ask others for their expertise.  I guess it is like the old adage, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."