I want to output my server ip.

nootropil

I want to output my server ip, but how?

I wrote:

echo  gethostbyname($_SERVER[SERVER_NAME]);

That's ok when Im offline- it gives "127.0.0.1" output.
but when Im online, my computer gets some other ip address but
still it gives "127.0.0.1".
Is there any other way to get my server ip address?

thanks in forward

Paul

planetsim

the way your doing it your always going to get 127.0.0.1 as the IP address has it is localhost.

Im not sure on any other ways cos ive never tried getting the server IP. but im also curious why you want it. in your FTP program you can view the IP all the time.

nootropil

I dont have an instant ip address. Ip changes every morning so clients must every day type different ip address. Its a narrow group of clients, and they dont turn off computer(and browser) till evening- so actual ip address i distributed by phone everyday morning. Thats the only idea that comes to my mind now.
Hope there is another way...

bretticus

echo $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'];

should work. I mean, your clients are out on the Internet somewhere right?

I would register a domain with dynamic DNS if I were you. Save you some long distance phone bills 😉

This is about the tenth time I've edited this post (might be a record)...If you're using PHP in combo with IIS, $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'] will return the routable ip address if you specify it in Internet Information Services. If you're using it with Apache it will return correctly if you configure the new ip in the <VirtualHost> directive.

Either way, DHCP is rough, spend like 3 bucks a month and get some webhosting ;-)