getting the client IP address

[omerbutt]

can any body tell me the right code to get the client ip address,i have tried these two ways

    //$ip=@$REMOTE_ADDR;
    $ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; 
 

but it gives me 127.0.0.1 where as i want such figure 203933791.
i am using the ip database

regards
Omer Aslam

[prabirchoudhury]

previous version of php could support $REMORT_ADDR but not the > PHP4.

here you go for the right

 
$ip =getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
 
 
 

that would give you the client IP address

[dlite922]

Your question is not related to PHP but needs some basic networking knowledge to explain what is happening. 127.0.0.1 is the default (standard) IP for the local loopback. You're webserver sees the request coming from your computer and assigns this IP address to it.

If you're friend accessed it from outside network you'd probably get his IP address (or his firewall's).

So in short, the code is working and that is technically your IP address if you're accessing the page from the web server itself (where PHP is installed).

Cheers,



Dan



@omerbutt

[omerbutt]

@prabirchoudhury
ok let me check it out if it works for me or not ,still thanks for looking @
regards
Omer Aslam

[hsriat]

Has nothing to do with $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] or getenv. Both will give you same value. If you upload your page on a server, it will work properly.

Dan tried to explain you the relevant theory, but I think you were not interested. So just believe in this that $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] will work for you, but when script is on your server and not local machine.

For details, check out this page: http://php.net/getenv

[omerbutt]

thanks alot man it just worked
regards,
Omer aslam