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I need to retrieve a user's IP. My localhost is returning ::1 as the IP. I am curious, if this is an expected behaviour? I'm running MAMP on Snow Leopard.
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On almost all networking systems, localhost uses the IP address 127.0. 0.1. That is the most commonly used IPv4 “loopback address” and it is reserved for that purpose.
The name localhost normally resolves to the IPv4 loopback address 127.0. 0.1, and to the IPv6 loopback address ::1.
Same question, and found a valid solution, tested, works well. I wanted to have the ip addy - of 127.0.0.1 as well instead of having to accept the the ::1 and debate the whole IPv4/6 issues. So, i trolled for a few moments and fell onto a 2008 comment made by @Brad - here: http://board.issociate.de/thread/489575/SERVERquotREMOTEADDRquot-returning-1.html
Summarizing - (on Mac OS - Mountain Lion in particular)
sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Find where your apache is 'listen'-ing to the ips/ports, etc... Typically this will be a line looking like this
Listen 80
Make it look like this:
Listen 127.0.0.1:80
Resave it. Restart Apache. Voila!
Now $_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR] will look like this 127.0.0.1.
Hope it helps someone.
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