most reliable way to get ip address of users using php? [duplicate]

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Getting Users Real IP address using PHP

I want to log the ip address of anyone who visits my website using a php script to block possible spammers. Is there a surefire way to find and log anyone's real ip address or a most reliable method?

UPDATE: my website only asks users for a password to log in, no username required. If I want to keep my current method of validation, what other methods can I use to block or deter most spammers?

Answer 1

Function to find real IP address in PHP

function getRealIpAddr()
{
    if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']))   //check ip from share internet
    {
      $ip=$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
    }
    elseif (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))   //to check ip is pass from proxy
    {
      $ip=$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
    }
    else
    {
      $ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    }
    return $ip;
}

Source:- http://roshanbh.com.np/2007/12/getting-real-ip-address-in-php.html

Answer 2

As Dagon said, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], at least using Apache.

But then again, it's already in the Apache logs.