how to get current ip address

Anon

I wonder if I can use PHP to obtain my current Internet IP address if I access my server using http://localhost/

Both HTTP_SERVER_VARS["SERVER_ADDR"] and HTTP_SERVER_VARS["REMOTE_ADDR"] return 127.0.0.1.

What I need is the actual Internet IP that winipcfg.exe under Windows will show you.

Thanks.

Richard Akindele.

Anon

don\\'t know

whizkid

Hi,

instead of REMOTE_ADDR try HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR.

firemouse2001

Anon

I use $REMOTE_ADDR.

eg.

$ip = $REMOTE_ADDR;

echo $ip;

cordex

I think Richie is working on a local server (ie. he's got PHP installed on the machine he's working on - not an external server). His $REMOTE_ADDR doesn't return the expected value.

Otherwise, yes, $REMOTE_ADDR usually works well.

Anon

Yes Ben,

I need a way to work with http://localhost/ and be able to obtain the Internet IP.

I need the IP for updating something online, e.g.

http://xxxx.com/?ip=my_current_ip

Anon

When you use "localhost" as your URL, its going to take your loop-back address which is 127.0.0.1

If i connected to your script, $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'] will give you my real IP address, but since YOU are local its going to give you 127.0.0.1

I think you might have an option, do you know what your true IP address is? and are you using apache?

Anon

Yes, I'm using apache.

winipcfg.exe under Windows always obtains that the right Internet IP. However I don't know Windows programming.

I wish php could do this.

Anon

HI!
I am really new in PHP, but i have the same problem. I am using a linux server and if I try to work with REMOTE_ADDR I will get the IP of my local computer, not from the server and not my Internet IP address. But at :
http://www.showmyip.com/
it shows my real internet address and all the other stuff and that page is also written with php. Now my question, which address is shown on another computer which is not directly connected to my server ? Maybe then it works ?
Hopefully you get what i mean cause i am not very good in english.
thx & cya