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maxmind-db/reader-ext
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C extension for MaxMind DB Reader - provides significantly faster lookups

v1.13.1(5mo ago)1408↑66.7%1Apache-2.0PHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

Since Nov 21Pushed 5mo agoCompare

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MaxMind DB Reader C Extension
=============================

[](#maxmind-db-reader-c-extension)

This is the C extension for MaxMind DB Reader, providing significantly faster IP lookups compared to the pure PHP implementation.

Installation (PIE - Recommended)
--------------------------------

[](#installation-pie---recommended)

```
pie install maxmind-db/reader-ext
```

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

The extension requires the libmaxminddb C library:

### Ubuntu/Debian

[](#ubuntudebian)

```
sudo apt-get install libmaxminddb-dev
```

### macOS

[](#macos)

```
brew install libmaxminddb
```

### Windows

[](#windows)

See [libmaxminddb installation instructions](https://github.com/maxmind/libmaxminddb#on-windows).

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See the main repository for full documentation:

Related Packages
----------------

[](#related-packages)

- [maxmind-db/reader](https://packagist.org/packages/maxmind-db/reader) - Pure PHP implementation (no compilation needed)

Support
-------

[](#support)

Please report issues at:

Copyright and License
---------------------

[](#copyright-and-license)

This software is Copyright (c) 2014-2025 by MaxMind, Inc.

This is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance69

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

178d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/efa4e49149b7d188e5101cd43a77374c774272e5c39afa9ab784810b4a6249ec?d=identicon)[oschwald](/maintainers/oschwald)

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Top Contributors

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