Computer Name

[Anon]

How do I get the visitor's computer name?

[Anon]

idris,

It's easy. First, you get the IP address of the visitor's computer by using the predefined variable $REMOTE_ADDR. Then, you get the visitor's computer name (if available) by using the function gethostbyaddr:

$comp_name = gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_ADDR);

In newer versions of PHP, you must use _SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] instead of just using $REMOTE_ADDR.

Erich

idris wrote:

How do I get the visitor's computer name?

[theeper]

I think this method would give you the computer's hostmask as assigned by their ISP (which not all ISP's do). Are you asking for the computer's name on it's own network, or is hostmask in fact what you are after?