How To Install mod_geoip on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_geoip on CentOS 7.
What is mod_geoip
mod_geoip is an Apache module to look up geolocation information for a client as part of the HTTP request process. It uses the GeoIP library and database to perform the lookup. It is free software, licensed under the Apache license.
We can use yum or dnf to install mod_geoip on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_geoip.
Install mod_geoip on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_geoip using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_geoip
Install mod_geoip on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_geoip using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_geoip
How To Uninstall mod_geoip on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_geoip package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_geoip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_geoip on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
