Mastering Nginx

Appendix A

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Directive Explanation Context/Default

geoip_city The path to a GeoIP database

file containing IP address-to-city

mappings. The following variables

then become available:

• $geoip_citycountry
  code: Two-letter country
  code


• $geoip_citycountry
  code3: Three-letter country
  code


• $geoip_citycountry
  name: Country name


• $geoip_region: Country
  region name


• $geoip_city: City name


• $geoip_postal_code:
  Postal code

valid context: http

Default value: -

geoip_country The path to a GeoIP database
file containing the IP address-to-
country mappings. The following
variables then become available:

• $geoip_country_code:
  Two-letter country code


• $geoip_country_code3:
  Three-letter country code


• $geoip_country_name:
  Country name

Valid context: http

Default value: -

geoip_org The path to a GeoIP database

file containing the IP address-

to-organization mappings. The

following variable then becomes

available:

• $geoip_org: Organization
  name

Valid context: http.

Default value: -

geoip_proxy Defines an address or network of
a direct connection from which the
IP address will be taken from the
X-Forwarded-For header.

Valid context: http

Default value: -