How can I display IP of visiting user to my site with PHP ?

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Asked by: xpert
Published on: 11:00/02.01.2008
Status: OPEN

I want to be able to store use and display remote IP of users visiting my site. Please tell me how to do this with PHP. Is there a difference if I client is behind a proxy?

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Answer by: stenton
Posted on: 11:00/02.01.2008
Rating: 1.8 from possible 5 with 8 votes

This code snippet displays the real IP of users , even if they are behind a proxy server.


<?php
$ip = isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] : $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
echo 'Your IP is: '.$ip; ?>

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