Ruby on Rails, commonly known as Rails, is a powerful, open-source web application framework designed with the Ruby programming language. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, which divides application logic into three distinct yet interconnected components: models handle data and business logic, views manage the user interface, and controllers connect […]
How to use IP2Proxy library in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, commonly known as Rails, is an open-source web application framework built using the Ruby programming language. It adheres to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, a design standard that divides an application’s structure into three distinct components: models, views and controllers. Models handle data and business logic, views […]
How to use IP2Location library in Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is an open-source web application framework written in the Ruby programming language. It follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern, which organizes application logic into three interconnected layers: models (data), views (user interface) and controllers (application logic). Rails emphasizes convention over configuration, meaning […]
A Comprehensive Guide to IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR
Introduction to CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is an IP address allocation technique designed to enhance data routing efficiency across the internet. CIDR enables the representation of IP addresses in a more scalable way. Therefore, this helps to prevent the rapid exhaustion of IPv4 addresses. This article provides a IPv4 […]
How to use IP2WHOIS API in n8n?
Introduction n8n is a secure, AI-driven workflow automation tool designed for technical professionals. You can easily gather data from different services in n8n by using different integrations available. One of the key feature that make it stand apart of other automation platform such as Zapier and Make, is that they […]
Finding and Using Geofeed File (RFC 9632)
We’ve previously covered what is a Geofeed file as specified by RFC 8805 specification. If you are not sure what is a Geofeed file, please read https://blog.ip2location.com/knowledge-base/what-is-geofeed/ first as it is related to this article. In this article, we’ll go through the basics of RFC 9632 which specify a method […]
What is DDoS Attack and How to Protect Your Website
Introduction Websites are essential for businesses, organizations, and individuals. However, this connectivity also exposes them to cyber threat which is the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. This article will explain what are DDoS attacks and how to safeguard your website from them, preventing potential financial losses. What is a […]
Upcoming IP2Location changes in July 2024
Please note the following changes will become effective for the IP2Location data on the 15th July 2024. City name changes Country Old name New name FM Palikir – National Government Center Palikir PW Melekeok – Palau State Capital Ngerulmud TK Fale old settlement Fale UA Kiev Kyiv KZ Nur-Sultan Astana […]
How to use IP2Location.io and IP2WHOIS in Bottle?
Introduction Bottle is a micro, simple and fast Python web-framework. It had been distributed as a single file module, and also only rely on Python standard module. Same with other web-frameworks, Bottle allows developers to use third party module to add more functionality to the project. For example, developers can […]
How to use IP2Location.io and IP2WHOIS in Flask?
Introduction Flask is a Python micro web framework that does not rely on any particular tool or library to work. Because of it’s simplicity and lightweight nature, many websites had adapted Flask into their backend, such as Pinterest and LinkedIn. Flask allows developers to use any third party extensions to […]