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How can I get the client IP address using PHP?
I want to keep record of the user who logged into my website through his/her IP address.
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Using getenv() function: To get the IP Address,we use getenv(“REMOTE_ADDR”) command. The getenv() function in PHP is used for retrieval of values of an environment variable in PHP. It is used to return the value of a specific environment variable.
The simplest way to get the visitor's/client's IP address is using the $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] or $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'] variables. However, sometimes this does not return the correct IP address of the visitor, so we can use some other server variables to get the IP address.
$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] Returns the IP address from where the user is viewing the current page. $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'] Returns the Host name from where the user is viewing the current page. $_SERVER['REMOTE_PORT']
For getting the IP Address we have to include use Illuminate\Http\Request; in the controller and then add the code of the below pre tag. It will give the IP address of the network. $clientIP = \Request::ip(); dd($clientIP);
Whatever you do, make sure not to trust data sent from the client. $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] contains the real IP address of the connecting party. That is the most reliable value you can find.
However, they can be behind a proxy server in which case the proxy may have set the $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'], but this value is easily spoofed. For example, it can be set by someone without a proxy, or the IP can be an internal IP from the LAN behind the proxy.
This means that if you are going to save the $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'], make sure you also save the $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] value. E.g. by saving both values in different fields in your database.
If you are going to save the IP to a database as a string, make sure you have space for at least 45 characters. IPv6 is here to stay and those addresses are larger than the older IPv4 addresses.
(Note that IPv6 usually uses 39 characters at most but there is also a special IPv6 notation for IPv4 addresses which in its full form can be up to 45 characters. So if you know what you are doing you can use 39 characters, but if you just want to set and forget it, use 45).
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