Re: RE: [PHP] HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR?

> > Okay, thanks. 'Cause I mean, the REMOTE_ADDR is still there. So you > > mean that the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR isn't working while I'm working > localhost? > > REMOTE_ADDR contains the IP of the computer that requested your page. > > If it was a proxy doing the request, you'll have the proxy's IP in this > variable, and the IP of the computer that requested the page from the proxy > will be in HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR. > Thanks, never really knew that. > This means the best way to grab an IP is with a a function like this: > > <?php > function getIP () { > if (getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR)) { > > $ip = getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR); > } else { > $ip = getenv(REMOTE_ADDR); > } > return $ip; > } > ?> > Yeah, that's what I do. ;) > I'm unsure what happens with multiple proxies, and I'd be interested to know > - do you get an array of HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FORs? Do you just get the first or > the last? Have no idea... > > Cheers > Jon > > .................................... Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com