When Independent Analytics is installed, it downloads a file called iawp-geo-db.mmdb into the wp-content/uploads folder. This file is needed to map IP addresses to their associated regions, enabling the Geographic report to function.
The iawp-geo-db.mmdb file is 113 MB. For most sites, this is not a major concern, but if you are managing sites with limited disk space available, it is possible to disable geotracking. This will delete the MMDB file from the site and prevent it from getting re-downloaded. The trade-off is that new data will not be recorded in the Geographic reports once geotracking is disabled.
You can add the following line of code to your wp-config.php file to disable geotracking:
define('IAWP_DISABLE_GEO_TRACKING', true);Once this is added, the iawp-geo-db.mmdb file will be deleted immediately.
If you’re using multi-site, the MMDB file is only installed once on the parent site, so all child sites reference the single copy of the file there.
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