Get User Location using IP Address in Laravel 11

Websolutionstuff | May-01-2024 | Categories : Laravel

Hello developers! In this article, we'll see how to get user location using an IP address in laravel 11. Here, we'll learn about based on IP address get the user's current location in laravel 11. Also, we'll use stevebauman/location composer package.

This package retrieves a visitor's location from their IP address using various services. You will get country name, country code, region code, region name, city name, ZIP code, latitude, and longitude from the IP address.

Laravel 11 Get User Location using IP Address

Laravel 11 Get User Location using IP address

Step 1: Install Laravel 11 Application

In this step, we'll install the laravel 11 application using the composer command.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel get_location_laravel_11

Step 2: Install stevebauman/location Package

Then, we'll install stevebauman/location composer package using the following command.

composer require stevebauman/location

Step 3: Define a Route

Now, we'll define routes into the web.php file.

routes/web.php

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;


Route::get('ip_details', [UserController::class,'ip_details']);

Step 4: Create Controller

Next, we'll create a controller and get the user location using $request->ip() function.

app\Http\Controllers\UserController.php

<?php
  
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
  
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Stevebauman\Location\Facades\Location;
use Illuminate\View\View;
  
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request): View
    {
        $ip = '103.239.147.187'; // Static IP
        // $ip = $request->ip() //Dynamic IP address
        $data = Location::get($ip);
          
        return view('details', compact('data'));
    }
}

Step 5: Create Blade File

Then, we'll create details.blade.php file.

resources/views/details.blade.php

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Get User Location using IP Address in Laravel 11 - techsolutionstuff.com</title>
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/[email protected]/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body>
  
<div class="container">
    <div class="card mt-5">
        <h3 class="card-header p-3">Get User Location using IP Address in Laravel 11 - techsolutionstuff.com</h3>
        <div class="card-body">
            @if($currentUserInfo)
                <p><strong>IP:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->ip }}</p>
                <p><strong>Country Name:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->countryName }}</p>
                <p><strong>Country Code:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->countryCode }}</p>
                <p><strong>Region Code:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->regionCode }}</p>
                <p><strong>Region Name:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->regionName }}</p>
                <p><strong>City Name:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->cityName }}</p>
                <p><strong>Zip Code:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->zipCode }}</p>
                <p><strong>Latitude:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->latitude }}</p>
                <p><strong>Longitude:</strong> {{ $currentUserInfo->longitude }}</p>
            @endif
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
  
</body>
</html>

Step 6: Run the Laravel 11 Application

Now, we'll run the laravel 11 application using the following command.