plz help with gethostbyname()

[tony5429]

[code]
<?php
$ip = GetHostByName($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
?>
[/code]

^There's the script. I want to get the IP address of the visitor to the page, however, I keep getting the local IP address of the server itself (192.168.3.1). I've used gethostbyname() a million times before on apache with no problem, but right now i'm using IIS (the devil) and its just not working. any ideas, anyone?

[AV1611]

well, did they come direct to that page or did they come through another page/portal?  I have the same issue:  If they login first, they are coming from the server already...

Make sense?

[tony5429]

Well the default document is set as index.php so when the user types the domain name, i would assume he/she goes directly to the index.php (the script I posted above). of course, iis is m$ so there is prolly some hidden security page or something that is screwing me over. Is there any other way for PHP to get the IP address of the visitor?

[tony5429]

I guess that's the only way to do it...

[Salis]

[quote author=tony5429 link=topic=102980.msg409547#msg409547 date=1154702374]
[code]
<?php
$ip = GetHostByName($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
?>
[/code]

^There's the script. I want to get the IP address of the visitor to the page, however, I keep getting the local IP address of the server itself (192.168.3.1). I've used gethostbyname() a million times before on apache with no problem, but right now i'm using IIS (the devil) and its just not working. any ideas, anyone?
[/quote]

Actually if you want just the visitors IP then try:

$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

[king arthur]

[quote author=tony5429 link=topic=102980.msg409547#msg409547 date=1154702374]
[code]
<?php
$ip = GetHostByName($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
?>
[/code]

^There's the script. I want to get the IP address of the visitor to the page, however, I keep getting the local IP address of the server itself (192.168.3.1). I've used gethostbyname() a million times before on apache with no problem, but right now i'm using IIS (the devil) and its just not working. any ideas, anyone?
[/quote]

If it's actually the hostname you want, use gethostbyaddr($_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]);