IP Address

[JamesNZ]

I'm wanting to record the person's IP Address when they register an account on my database (php/mysql). How can I get the users IP Address?

[bekkel]

$Hostname = @gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_ADDR);

[JamesNZ]

Thanks. How about the others? This returns blanks.

$RemoteAddress = @gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_ADDR);
$RemoteHost = @gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_HOST);
$RemoteUser = @gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_USER);
$UserAgent = @gethostbyaddr($HTTP_USER_AGENT);

echo $Hostname;
echo "<br>";
echo $RemoteHost;
echo "<br>";
echo $RemoteUser;
echo "<br>";
echo $UserAgent;
echo "<br>";

[kows]

Try

echo $RemoteAddress = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR") . "<br>" .
     $RemoteHost = getenv("REMOTE_HOST") . "<br>" . 
     $RemoteUser = getenv("REMOTE_USER") . "<br>" .
     $UserAgent = getenv("HTTP_USER_AGENT") . "<br>"; 

http://www.complex-sys.com/getenv.php

If some of them don't return, it's because of your server software. The REMOTE_USER does not return on my IIS server.

[The Hobo]

Originally posted by bekkel
$Hostname = @gethostbyaddr($REMOTE_ADDR);

$REMOTE_ADDR is deprecated. Use $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'].

[JamesNZ]

Thanks guys

[phpman]

not a sure fire way to get it. they can still be blank whateve way you do it. they can be behind a proxy or they can edit it so they don't show it. a lot of things.