IP2Location™ LITE IP-COUNTRY Database

Introduction

IP2Location LITE Database

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This database provides a solution to determine the country of origin for any IP address in a few simple steps. First, retrieve the IP address from the networking protocol or server-side variable of the Web server. Next, translate the IP address to an IP number in decimal format to speed up the database query. Lastly, reverse lookup the IP number from the IP2Location™ database to pinpoint the exact geographical location.

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Features

Translates IP address to country.

Current Version December 2024
Next Update January 2025
IPv4 Database Size BIN: 2.42 MB
CSV: 11.67 MB (251,782 Rows)
IPv6 Database Size BIN: 9.56 MB
CSV: 48.39 MB (599,753 Rows)
Database Format Binary (BIN)
ASCII Text File (CSV)

Database Fields

Name Type Description
ip_from INT (10) / DECIMAL (39,0)†† First IP address show netblock.
ip_to INT (10) / DECIMAL (39,0)†† Last IP address show netblock.
country_code CHAR(2) Two-character country code based on ISO 3166.
country_name VARCHAR(64) Country name based on ISO 3166.

IPv4
†† IPv6
††† Latitude and Longitude are often near the center of population. These values are not precise and should not be used to identify a particular address or household.

Database Setup

Below are the steps to set up the database for both IPv4 and IPv6 data.

Create Database
CREATE DATABASE ip2location;
USE ip2location;
CREATE TABLE `ip2location_db1`(
	`ip_from` INT(10) UNSIGNED,
	`ip_to` INT(10) UNSIGNED,
	`country_code` CHAR(2),
	`country_name` VARCHAR(64),
	PRIMARY KEY (`ip_to`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_bin;
Import Database
LOAD DATA LOCAL
	INFILE 'IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.CSV'
INTO TABLE
	`ip2location_db1`
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
IGNORE 0 LINES;
Create Database
CREATE DATABASE ip2location
GO

USE ip2location
GO

CREATE TABLE [ip2location].[dbo].[ip2location_db1](
	[ip_from] bigint NOT NULL,
	[ip_to] bigint NOT NULL,
	[country_code] nvarchar(2) NOT NULL,
	[country_name] nvarchar(64) NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX [ip_to] ON [ip2location].[dbo].[ip2location_db1]([ip_to]) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
Import Database
BULK INSERT [ip2location].[dbo].[ip2location_db1]
FROM '{PATH TO IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.CSV}'
WITH
(
	FORMATFILE = '{PATH TO DB1.FMT}'
)
GO

NOTE: You will need to copy the FMT code below and save it as a file named DB1.FMT on your computer.

12.0
5
1 SQLCHAR 0 1 "\"" 0 first_double_quote  Latin1_General_CI_AI
2 SQLCHAR 0 20 "\",\"" 1 ip_from "",
3 SQLCHAR 0 20 "\",\"" 2 ip_to "",
4 SQLCHAR 0 2 "\",\"" 3 country_code Latin1_General_CI_AI,
5 SQLCHAR 0 64 "\",\"" 4 country_name Latin1_General_CI_AI

Create Database
CREATE DATABASE ip2location WITH ENCODING 'UTF8';
\c ip2location
CREATE TABLE ip2location_db1(
	ip_from bigint NOT NULL,
	ip_to bigint NOT NULL,
	country_code character(2) NOT NULL,
	country_name character varying(64) NOT NULL,
	CONSTRAINT ip2location_db1_pkey PRIMARY KEY (ip_from, ip_to)
);
Import Database
COPY ip2location_db1 FROM 'IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.CSV' WITH CSV QUOTE AS '"';
Import Database
mongoimport -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD --authenticationDatabase admin --drop --db ip2location --collection ip2location_db1 --type csv --file "IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.CSV" --fields ip_from,ip_to,country_code,country_name
Create Database
CREATE DATABASE ip2location;
USE ip2location;
CREATE TABLE `ip2location_db1_ipv6`(
	`ip_from` DECIMAL(39,0) UNSIGNED,
	`ip_to` DECIMAL(39,0) UNSIGNED,
	`country_code` CHAR(2),
	`country_name` VARCHAR(64),
	PRIMARY KEY (`ip_to`)
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_bin;
Import Database
LOAD DATA LOCAL
	INFILE 'IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.IPV6.CSV'
INTO TABLE
	`ip2location_db1_ipv6`
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
IGNORE 0 LINES;
Create Database
CREATE DATABASE ip2location
GO

USE ip2location
GO

CREATE TABLE [ip2location].[dbo].[ip2location_db1_ipv6](
	[ip_from] char(39) NOT NULL,
	[ip_to] char(39) NOT NULL,
	[country_code] nvarchar(2) NOT NULL,
	[country_name] nvarchar(64) NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO

CREATE CLUSTERED INDEX [ip_to] ON [ip2location].[dbo].[ip2location_db1_ipv6]([ip_to]) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
Import Database
BULK INSERT [ip2location].[dbo].[ip2location_db1_ipv6]
FROM '{PATH TO IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.IPV6.CSV}'
WITH
(
	FORMATFILE = '{PATH TO DB1.FMT}'
)
GO

NOTE: You will need to copy the FMT code below and save it as a file named DB1.FMT on your computer. The first line of the FMT code indicates the version of bcp. Please change the version as according to your MS-SQL installed.

12.0
5
1 SQLCHAR 0 1 "\"" 0 first_double_quote  Latin1_General_CI_AI
2 SQLCHAR 0 39 "\",\"" 1 ip_from "",
3 SQLCHAR 0 39 "\",\"" 2 ip_to "",
4 SQLCHAR 0 2 "\",\"" 3 country_code Latin1_General_CI_AI,
5 SQLCHAR 0 64 "\",\"" 4 country_name Latin1_General_CI_AI

Create Database
CREATE DATABASE ip2location WITH ENCODING 'UTF8';
\c ip2location
CREATE TABLE ip2location_db1_ipv6(
	ip_from decimal(39,0) NOT NULL,
	ip_to decimal(39,0) NOT NULL,
	country_code character(2) NOT NULL,
	country_name character varying(64) NOT NULL,
	CONSTRAINT ip2location_db1_pkey PRIMARY KEY (ip_from, ip_to)
);
Import Database
COPY ip2location_db1_ipv6 FROM 'IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.IPV6.CSV' WITH CSV QUOTE AS '"';
Import Database
mongoimport -u USERNAME -p PASSWORD --authenticationDatabase admin --drop --db ip2location --collection ip2location_db1_ipv6 --type csv --file "IP2LOCATION-LITE-DB1.IPV6.CSV" --fields ip_from,ip_to,country_code,country_name

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