When file included, REMOTE_ADDR is server's?

[oni-kun]

I have an index file that handles my site, basically index.php?page=ip will activate "require('./ip.php')".

 

In the included file I have $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; and when it FIRST displays, it displays "10.15.15.254" or similar, the server's IP! I have tried doing:

$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; //before require, so IP variable is passed
require('./ip.php');

in the INDEX and allowing the required file to take it, but it still does it. It turns to the user's actual IP when they refresh etc. Why?!

[oni-kun]

Any clue? should I put a file on another part of the server and used file_get_contents to grab it..