Merge pull request #1235 from maxmind/luna/fix-mysql-tutorial

Notify users about updated MySQL tutorial to address IPv4 and IPv6 ov…
maxmind · Dec 2, 2024 · fa382d9 · fa382d9
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diff --git a/content/geoip/importing-databases/mysql.md b/content/geoip/importing-databases/mysql.md
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 title: Importing GeoIP2 and GeoLite2 databases to MySQL
 ---
 
+{{< alert warning >}}
+
+On Wednesday, November 27, 2024 we updated this tutorial to address an issue in
+which some IPv4 and IPv6 addresses could overlap. If you used a version of this
+tutorial prior to that date, please consult the updated instructions for
+querying the data in the following sections below:
+
+- [Test our table by querying it](#test-our-table-by-querying-it)
+- [Order the table for faster searching](#order-the-table-for-faster-searching)
+- [Break up our query for faster searching](#break-up-our-query-for-faster-searching)
+
+{{</ alert >}}
+
 This guide will show you how to import GeoIP2 or GeoLite2 databases into MySQL
 so that they can be easily queried and manipulated on your server.
 

diff --git a/content/geoip/release-notes/2024.md b/content/geoip/release-notes/2024.md
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ outputs: ['html', 'rss']
 Subscribe to the [GeoIP release notes RSS feed](/geoip/release-notes/rss.xml).
 {{</ alert >}}
 
+{{< release-note date="2024-12-02" title="Updated MySQL tutorial" >}}
+
+On November 27, 2024, we updated our
+[tutorial on importing the CSV version of MaxMind databases to MySQL](/geoip/importing-databases/mysql/)
+to address an issue in which some IPv4 and IPv6 addresses could overlap.
+
+Our updated tutorial includes new instructions for querying the resulting MySQL
+tables in order to account for this possibility.
+
+If you used a previous version of this tutorial, it is recommended that you
+consult the updated version. You can get a list of the updated sections in the
+alert at the top of the updated tutorial, or you can
+[view the change on Github](https://github.com/maxmind/dev-site/pull/1234/files).
+
+{{</ release-note >}}
+
 {{< release-note date="2024-11-26" title="Updated ISP and Organization name for Dish Wireless" >}}
 
 On November 29, 2024, we will update the ISP and Organization name for the