IPQualityScore IP Address Reputation & Proxy Detection PHP DB Reader

Flat File Version 1.0

The IPQS PHP DB reader allows you to read our flat file databases and get started implimenting our proxy detection easily.

You can find the full PHP IPQualityScore flat file database documentation here or view a description of what our proxy detection database does here.

Installation

Installation can be achieved via composer or via manual inclusion in any PSR0/4 autoloader.

composer require ipqualityscore/ipqs-php-db-reader
			

Usage

Using our flat file database system to lookup an IP address is simple:

use IPQualityScore\DB\DBReader;
$ip = "8.8.0.0";
$reader = new DBReader("IPQualityScore-Reputation-IPV4-Database.ipqs");
$record = $reader->Fetch($ip);
if($record->IsProxy()){
echo "{$ip} is a proxy!";
}

IPQSRecord Fields:

Depending on which database file you receive some of these fields may be unavailable. If the field in question is unavailable in your database it will default to null.

Field	Type	Description
$record->IsProxy()	bool	Is this IP address suspected to be a proxy? (SOCKS, Elite, Anonymous, VPN, Tor, etc.)
$record->IsVPN()	bool	Is this IP suspected of being a VPN connection? This can include data center ranges which can become active VPNs at any time. The "proxy" status will always be true when this value is true.
$record->IsTOR()	bool	Is this IP suspected of being a TOR connection? This can include previously active TOR nodes and exits which can become active TOR exits at any time. The "proxy" status will always be true when this value is true.
$record->IsCrawler()	bool	Is this IP associated with being a confirmed crawler from a mainstream search engine such as Googlebot, Bingbot, Yandex, etc. based on hostname or IP address verification.
$record->IsBot()	bool	Indicates if bots or non-human traffic has recently used this IP address to engage in automated fraudulent behavior. Provides stronger confidence that the IP address is suspicious.
$record->RecentAbuse()	bool	This value will indicate if there has been any recently verified abuse across our network for this IP address. Abuse could be a confirmed chargeback, compromised device, fake app install, or similar malicious behavior within the past few days.
$record->IsBlacklisted()	bool	This value will indicate if the IP has been blacklisted by any 3rd party agency for spam, abuse or fraud.
$record->IsPrivate()	bool	This value will indicate if the IP is a private, nonrouteable IP address.
$record->IsMobile()	bool	This value will indicate if the IP is likely owned by a mobile carrier.
$record->HasOpenPorts()	bool	This value will indicate if the IP has recently had open (listening) ports.
$record->IsHostingProvider()	bool	This value will indicate if the IP is likely owned by a hosting provider or is leased to a hosting company.
$record->ActiveVPN()	bool	Identifies active VPN connections used by popular VPN services and private VPN servers.
$record->ActiveTOR()	bool	Identifies active TOR exits on the TOR network.
$record->PublicAccessPoint()	bool	Indicates if this IP is likely to be a public access point such as a coffee shop, college or library.
$record->ConnectionTypeRaw()	int	A numerical representation for the suspected type of connection for this IP address. It is generally reccomended you call the ConnectionType() function listed below instead of using this value, but it is available as an option. # Enum Description 1 Residential IP 2 Mobile IP 3 Corporate IP 4 Data Center IP 5 Educational IP
$record->ConnectionType()	int	A string representation for the suspected type of connection for this IP address. (Residential, Mobile, Corporate, Data Center, Education or Unknown)
$record->AbuseVelocityRaw()	int	How frequently the IP address is engaging in abuse across the IPQS threat network. Can be used in combination with the Fraud Score to identify bad behavior. It is generally reccomended you call the AbuseVelocity() function listed below instead of using this value, but it is available as an option. # Enum Description 1 Low Recent Abuse IP 2 Medium Recent Abuse IP 3 High Recent Abuse IP
$record->AbuseVelocity()	int	How frequently the IP address is engaging in abuse across the IPQS threat network. Values can be "high", "medium", "low", or "none".
$record->Country()	string	Two character country code of IP address or "N/A" if unknown.
$record->City()	string	City of IP address if available or "N/A" if unknown.
$record->ISP()	string	ISP if one is known. Otherwise "N/A".
$record->Organization()	string	Organization if one is known. Can be parent company or sub company of the listed ISP. Otherwise "N/A".
$record->ASN()	int	Autonomous System Number if one is known. Zero if nonexistent.
$record->Timezone()	string	Timezone of IP address if available or "N/A" if unknown.
$record->Latitude()	float32	Latitude of IP address if available or 0.00 if unknown.
$record->Longitude()	float32	Longitude of IP address if available or 0.00 if unknown.
$record->FraudScore($strictness)	int	Returns the fraud score for the "strictness level" specified and can be 0, 1 or 2. Some databases may contain 1 entry, others all 3. It is reccomended that you use the lowest strictness for Fraud Scoring. Increasing this value will expand the tests we perform. Levels 2+ have a higher risk of false-positives.

Usage Notes

Each database only holds either IPv4 or IPv6 data. Therefore you may need two instances of the reader available depending on your use case.