invalid IPv4 or IPv6 address?

[themayanlion]

hi, i'm (obviously) just getting started with PHP, and thsi is my first post here..

i used a script called Perfect which sends forms via email and such. i haven't had a problem with it, until just now.

i'm getting this error: Address is not a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address in /home/dom/ticklethegoat.com/data/www/iframes/subIframes/fictionForm.php on line 24.

i have bolded the line. i haven't gotten this message before. the script does send out the email fine, but instead of going to the thank you page, it gives that email.

do i just need to use a different variable with the "gethostbyaddr" or something completely different?

any help is very much appreciated, thanks.

<?

// Configuration Settings
$SendFrom = "Password Request <[e-mail]>";
$SendTo = "[e-mail]";
$SubjectLine = "Password Request";
$ThanksURL = "thankyou.html"; //confirmation page
$Divider = "~~~~~~~~~~";

// Build Message Body from Web Form Input
$MsgBody = gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_ADDR) . "\n$Divider\n";
foreach ($_POST as $Field=>$Value)
$MsgBody .= "$Field: $Value\n";
$MsgBody .= $Divider . "\n" . $HTTP_USER_AGENT . "\n";
$MsgBody = htmlspecialchars($MsgBody); //make content safe

// Send E-Mail and Direct Browser to Confirmation Page
mail($SendTo, $SubjectLine, $MsgBody, "From: " . $SendFrom);
header("Location: $ThanksURL");
exit;
?>

[tsinka]

Hi,

I think the header redirect doesn't work because of the error message being displayed. header function calls don't work if anything is printed before the header call. The reason for the warning message being displayed might be that register_globals is set to off. Try to use
$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']
instead of
$REMOTE_ADDR

Thomas

[themayanlion]

Originally posted by tsinka
Hi,

I think the header redirect doesn't work because of the error message being displayed. header function calls don't work if anything is printed before the header call. The reason for the warning message being displayed might be that register_globals is set to off. Try to use
$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']
instead of
$REMOTE_ADDR

Thomas

thanks alot, man.

funny thing is i tried that moments before you replied, and it worked.

i appreciate it 🙂