How To Retrieve Client Ip Address

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June 3rd, 2003, 09:44 AM

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How To Retrieve Client Ip Address

Hi,

Anyone know how to retrieve Client's IP Address, my php webserver was behind the proxy (firewall)?
When i use --> $REMOTE_ADDR , show my proxy's IP address..
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR , show nothing

Javascript below only works for Netscape, return nothing in IE,

<script language="JavaScript"></script>

Thanks in Advance!

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June 3rd, 2003, 10:15 AM

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You cannot depend upon any method to get the IP address. Some proxies just will not send it at all.

Shouldn't this be in the PHP or Javascript forum? What kind of solution (client or server side) do you want?

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June 4th, 2003, 08:04 PM

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Sorry..Wrong forum!

As stated above, i need to get client's ip address, any method...pls

June 4th, 2003, 08:43 PM

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Well there isn't a 100% reliable way to do it due to proxy servers, etc...

June 4th, 2003, 08:53 PM

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Why do you think you need to get the IP address?

June 5th, 2003, 11:45 AM

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Hi,

Usually proxies send the real client IP via a HTTP proxy header (usually HTTP_CLIENT_IP or HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR).

So you should always attempt to extract the real client IP and use it instead of the proxy IP. Remember - sometimes it's impossible (anonymous proxies) - and no matter what you do - you'll always get the IP of the proxy.

Try using this function to get the client IP, instead of REMOTE_ADDR or anything similar.

PHP Code:


		
			
<?

function get_client_ip ()

{

    // Get REMOTE_ADDR as the Client IP.

    $client_ip = ( !empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] : ( ( !empty($_ENV['REMOTE_ADDR']) ) ? $_ENV['REMOTE_ADDR'] : $REMOTE_ADDR );



    // Check for headers used by proxy servers to send the Client IP. We should look for HTTP_CLIENT_IP before HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR.

    if ($_SERVER["HTTP_CLIENT_IP"])

        $proxy_ip = $_SERVER["HTTP_CLIENT_IP"];

    elseif ($_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"])

        $proxy_ip = $_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];



    // Proxy is used, see if the specified Client IP is valid. Sometimes it's 10.x.x.x or 127.x.x.x... Just making sure.

    if ($proxy_ip)

    {

        if ( preg_match("/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)/", $proxy_ip, $ip_list) )

        {

            $private_ip = array('/^0\./', '/^127\.0\.0\.1/', '/^192\.168\..*/', '/^172\.16\..*/', '/^10.\.*/', '/^224.\.*/', '/^240.\.*/');

            $client_ip = preg_replace($private_ip, $client_ip, $ip_list[1]);

        }

    }



    // Return the Client IP.

    return $client_ip;

}

?>

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June 5th, 2003, 11:57 AM

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try echo phpinfo(); see what u can get.

June 5th, 2003, 08:36 PM

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it still showing the proxy ip address

June 5th, 2003, 08:50 PM

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You cannot depend upon any method to get the IP address. Some proxies just will not send it at all.

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Quote:

Originally posted by SepodatiCreations
You cannot depend upon any method to get the IP address. Some proxies just will not send it at all.

Shouldn't this be in the PHP or Javascript forum? What kind of solution (client or server side) do you want?

---John Holmes...

yup..it might not work at server site, that's y i'm looking for client site scripts like Javascript or VBScript, those script post the ip back as a parameter to my php..but no luck

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June 5th, 2003, 09:26 PM

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How about this:

http://javascript.internet.com/user...ip-address.html

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tried the script..not working..

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"not working" means what?

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June 5th, 2003, 09:54 PM

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not showing the ip at all...this what i get,

"Your IP address is "

oringinal script:

<?
echo"
<head>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=\"JavaScript\">

';

// This part is for an alert box
alert(\"Your IP address is \"+ip);

// This part is for the status bar
window.defaultStatus = \"Your IP address is \"+ip;

// This part is for the title bar
document.write(\"<title>Your IP address is \"+ip+\"</title>\");
// End -->
</script>
</head>";
?>

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