lilmer Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Using PHP, how do I get some unique information to a computer that is visiting my website. Something like private I.P. but you need a tools to get that and PHP doesn't have that. . I'd try to use $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] but it get a network I.P. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281156-get-unique-computer-description-using-php/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushroominternet Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I don't think you can get anything that is unique to the computer visiting via PHP. You could drop a cookie on their machine when they visit so you can track them. All you get in $_SERVER is whatever is voluntarily included in the HTTP request so a system based on that would not be more fallible than going down the cookie route. What's the system you are trying to create? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281156-get-unique-computer-description-using-php/#findComment-1444963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicken Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Storing a cookie with a unique ID inside of it is the only thing you can do to try and uniquely identify a computer. There are no other identifying marks which can be tied to a specific computer. Even a cookie is not perfect, but it's the best possibility. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281156-get-unique-computer-description-using-php/#findComment-1445053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmer Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Well, thank you for that. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/281156-get-unique-computer-description-using-php/#findComment-1446440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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