Fastest way to get GEOIP information

[HaitiBrother]

What do you think the fastest way to get GEOIP information is from the GEOIP data file? (this one: http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/)

 

[Mun]

Depends on how you are getting the data, PHP?

Mun

 

[GIANT_CRAB]

http://php.net/manual/en/book.geoip.php (PHPLel)

http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/geolite2/ (Download the database)

http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/geoip2/downloadable/#MaxMind_APIs (API calling)

 

[WebSearchingPro]

What do you think the fastest way to get GEOIP information is from the GEOIP data file? (this one: http://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/)

Define "fastest"... fastest update or fastest lookup time.

The maxmind file, loaded in ram would be the fastest method of retrieval, however it would not be the most up to date.