IP script always displays 127.0.0.1

dwardio

I've included the following code in a web page:

  // determine users ip address
	$remoteHost = gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_ADDR);
	if ($remoteHost) { $IP = "$remoteHost / $REMOTE_ADDR"; } else { $IP = $REMOTE_ADDR; }

If I add an echo "$IP" statement, it displays "localhost/127.0.0.1" regardless of the machine's actual address.

I'm hosting this page on a server that is configured for PHP-- the rest of my scripts adding info to a mySQL database work perfectly.

I've tested this in MSIE and Netscape on both PCs and Macs, and still get the same @#$! IP address.

What have I done wrong?

The_Chancer

Are the pages being served by your local machine by any chance ??

dwardio

No, our institutional server farm is totally separate--I am not running a local server.

kevinsequeira

try

gethostbyaddr($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

reg
kevin

The_Chancer

Instead of doing anything fancy with the IP address - what happens if you just echo $REMOTE_ADDR ??

dwardio

No joy-- still stuck on "localhost"

The_Chancer

How about

$hostname = gethostbyaddr($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

print $hostname;

(Taken from manual)

Using the $_SERVER version instead.....

dwardio

nope-- already tried it, see above.

The_Chancer

Thats what you get when you keep the page open, have an idea and not refresh... bugger....

Well I am fresh out of ideas on that one....

No firewall restrictions ??

dwardio

I'm checking on that now, but I wouldn't have thought so...

Thanks for your help.