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mladoux on 09/22/10


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php security utility ip proxy


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get_ip

 / Published in: PHP
 

URL: http://mark.haktstudios.com/

A simple IP address utility that first attempts to get the users IP via X_FORWARDED_FOR headers, and if they are not available, then resorts to the TCP/IP stack.

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  1. /**
  2.  *  get_ip()
  3.  *
  4.  *  Attempts to retrieve the most accurate IP address possible.
  5.  *
  6.  *  @return  string   -   best IP address guess.
  7.  */
  8.  
  9. function get_ip()
  10. {
  11.     if(isset($_SERVER['X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
  12.         // fixed typo
  13.         return trim(reset(explode(',', $_SERVER['X_FORWARDED_FOR'])));
  14.     else return $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
  15. }

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