IP address change

smiker

Just wanted to know why my IP address changes, and some times is the same. I have a counter, didn't want to use cookies, I didn't want to count myself, because I reload main page a lot. Have if statements if($ip == "my ip address at the time"){print something}else{print hello again (ME)}

Would I be better off with cookies or sessions and if so how would I do this... im bad at cookies.

Eric

jannoy

if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=='yourIPADd')
{
your script
}
else
{ user script }

Moonglobe

it's a simple fact of life: your IP will change. mine's been the same for a while, but that's because i'm never offline (i never turn off my computer). but every time you enter the 'net, you're given an IP dynamically. if it's the same old one, you're lucky.

piersk

Unless you're with an ISP that assigns you a static IP... Like mine 😃

(I'm on BB by the way)

jlk

In order to overcome the changing IP address on your system, before you perform the check as suggested earlier against your IP address, you may want to create a variable and have it set to what your IP address presently is. You can do this with a System Call .

This will allow you to use the variable to compare against instead of always having to look it up.

Regards,

jlk

xlordt

Originally posted by smiker
Just wanted to know why my IP address changes, and some times is the same. I have a counter, didn't want to use cookies, I didn't want to count myself, because I reload main page a lot. Have if statements if($ip == "my ip address at the time"){print something}else{print hello again (ME)}

Would I be better off with cookies or sessions and if so how would I do this... im bad at cookies.

Eric

I rather go with sessions unless that on everypage you are going to do

if($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == $IP)

but that is kinda scary i rather just compare it on the first page only then

session_start()
if($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == $IP)
{
     session_register("myip");
     $myip = $ip;
     //include your script
}

on the other script

session_start();

if(!session_is_registered("myip"))
{
    echo "get out!!!!";
}

or you can just assigned it with $_SESSION['myip'] = $ip with ever way is better for you