User IP Address

[c_pattle]

I'm trying to get the screen to print out the users IP address so I've used the following code. 

 

echo($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);

 

However this only prints out "::1".  Does anyone know why it's printing this and not a proper IP Address?

 

Thanks

[landysaccount]

You can try this:

 

function getIp(){

if ( $_SERVER["HTTP_CLIENT_IP"] )                $ip = $_SERVER["HTTP_CLIENT_IP"];

else if( $_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"] )  $ip = $_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];

else if( $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] )            $ip = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];

else                                          $ip = "UNKNOWN"; 

 

  return $ip;

}

 

Hope it helps.

[JonnoTheDev]

This is because you are running IPv6 on your server. ::1 is the same as 127.0.0.1 (loopback address). Disable IPv6 and use IPv4.

[Dragosvr92]

um.. why did you added those ( ) ?

 

This should work fine.. if its not it must be what Neil said

echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

[Hypnos]

Are you accessing the page from the server? If so, ::1 is correct.

 

As mentioned it's the same as 127.0.0.1. Although I don't agree that you should disable IPv6. It's working correctly.