Change IP from 000.00.00.000 to 000.##.##.000

[brown2005]

hi...

i wondered if it was possible to take an IP address and keep the digits at the front and end and use # or * fro the middle two...?

Regards

Richard

[redarrow]

why would you want to do this the ansaw is yes you can do it with eregi

but why i ask becouse ip always change unless static.

most  isp use dynamic so the change is always unless you get a static ip your lucky.

[brown2005]

well i was using ip's to record hits....

[.josh]

[tt]GhettoCode[sup]TM[/sup][/tt]
[code]
<?php
  function mask_ip($ip) {
      $ip = explode(".", $ip);
      $ip[1] = "###";
      $ip[2] = "###";
      $ip = implode(".", $ip);
      return $ip;
  }

  $ip = "123.123.123.123"; // example
  $ip = mask_ip($ip); // useage
?>
[/code]

[brown2005]

thanks very much