GeoIP Update [](https://github.com/YOURLS/awesome-yourls/)

November 1, 2025 ยท View on GitHub

This plugin updates the GeoIP database.

Requires YOURLS 1.8.2 and above, a Maxmind account and a free license key.

Installation

  1. In /user/plugins, create a new folder named geoip-update.
  2. Drop these files in that directory.
  3. Go to the Plugins administration page (eg. http://sho.rt/admin/plugins.php) and activate the plugin.
  4. Have fun!

Usage

Input your account ID, license key and click "Update DB". That's all.

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Advanced usage

You can use this plugin to automatically update the GeoIP database using cron if available on your server.

See file run.php in the plugin directory for more information and sample code.

License

Do whatever the hell you want with it.