RE: [PHP] Determining IP address
| From: | Jason Murray | Date: | Wed, 05 Sep 2001 23:56:02 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Determining IP address | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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> I was wondering if there is a way in PHP that you can determine the IP
> address? I am wondering because I am developing a simple web based
> program (in php) for use in a hospital setting and I want to do some
> checks to make sure that the program is not being run from a computer
> outside of the hospital. Instead of having user names and
> passwords, I thought it would be eaiser if I just checked the IP
> address, especially since this is not a program that really has to
> be secure, but I would like to prevent just anyone from using it. Is
> this possible with php?
You can use $REMOTE_ADDR to find the IP address of the machine
accessing the script.
It could be spoofed, though.
Jason