IP address

[KemuriSka]

Hi,

How do you go about getting someones ip address with php?

Thanks
Ste

[mahers]

echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

[KemuriSka]

Is that all? Thanks 😉

[KemuriSka]

// This didn't work:
echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

// But does this do the same?:
echo $_ENV['REMOTE_ADDR'];

// It returns an ip address, but is it the users or the sites?

[CJ_G3]

Try using this:

if(getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR)) { 
$client_ip = getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR);
} else { 
$client_ip= getenv(REMOTE_ADDR);
}

[darknuke]

the variable: $REMOTE_ADDR

then you can print it like this

print "Your ip is: $REMOTE_ADDR";

[mcgruff]

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] definitely works - I think you must have some other problem.

$REMOTE_ADDR however will not work with register globals off.

If you're script logic links users to IPs, don't forget that many people have dynamic IPs and, on some office networks, several computers can have the same IP.

[Kudose]

If that doesnt work try this:

$ip = $HTTP_GET_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'];

I know for a fact that that will work if $_SERVER doesnt for some reason.

[diego25]

Hm..I think you meant to use $HTTP_ENV_VARS or $HTTP_SERVER_VARS instead of $HTTP_GET_VARS, right? 🙂

Diego

[Kudose]

Yeah, my bad. Lack of sleep messes with the brain. I meant:

$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'];

$HTTP_GET_VARS pulls a vaiable from the URL.

My bad. 🙂