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Jan 24.2008

IN PHP:

[code=php]
$useripaddy = $_SERVER[‘REMOTE_ADDR’];
[/code]

Very simple form email. When we receive it, we would like to show the ip address of the sender, to keep for our records. The above is not working, it show’s our ip address instead of the sender. How do I fix this? It’s on a secure https, it make a difference?

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@LeeUJan 24.2008 — Try this:
[code=php]
$useripaddy = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");[/code]
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@xoxLISAxoxauthorJan 25.2008 — Thank you Lee but it's not working, giving me the same results.

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@LeeUJan 25.2008 — Can you post the entire code?
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@hex1a4Jan 25.2008 — Hi,

This will work:
[code=php]$useripaddy = $_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR];[/code]
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@xoxLISAxoxauthorJan 25.2008 — same thing

?

this is frustrating.

i have read other posts that worked, how come mines don't
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@hex1a4Jan 26.2008 — What version of PHP are you running? If earlier than 4.1 try this:
[code=php]$useripaddy = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'];[/code]
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@xoxLISAxoxauthorJan 26.2008 — I tried that does not work either.

I just called our provider and they said php version 4.4.2.

Thanks so much, hope this gets resolved soon.
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@hex1a4Jan 26.2008 — This might be a configuration issue. Contact your hosting provider's tech support and ask them. [code=php]$_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR][/code] [i]is[/i] correct and [i]should[/i] work.
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@TechEvangelistJan 27.2008 — hex1a4 is correct.

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] should work.

If you are testing it yourself, then it will, of course, show your IP address.

Make sure that you are using this within a script that is being requested by the client (user's browser) and not a script being initiated by the server.

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] is the IP address of the entity running the script.
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