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1
2 // Example use of getenv()
3 $ip = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
4 // Or simply use a Superglobal ($_SERVER or $_ENV)
5 $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
6 ?>
This is the method provided in the official PHP manual.
But when the Web server API is ASAPI (IIS), the getenv function does not work. In this case, if you use getenv to obtain the user's client IP, you will get the wrong IP address.
So the safer and more accurate way is to avoid using the getenv function as much as possible. For example, you can use the following function to obtain IP information:
01
02 function GetIP(){
03 if (getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP")
04 && strcasecmp(getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP"), "unknown"))
05 $ip = getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP");
06 else if (getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR")
07 && strcasecmp(getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"), "unknown"))
08 $ip = getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR");
09 else if (getenv("REMOTE_ADDR")
10 && strcasecmp(getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"), "unknown"))
11 $ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
12 else if (isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])
13
14 && strcasecmp($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], "unknown"))15 $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
16 else
17 $ip = "unknown";
18 return($ip);
19 }
20
21 $ip = GetIP();
22 echo $ip;
23 ?>
The difference between HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR, HTTP_VIA, REMOTE_ADDR is
1. Situation without using proxy server:
HTTP_VIA = No value or www.2cto.com is not displayed
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = No value or no value
REMOTE_ADDR = Last proxy server IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy server IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = Your real IP. When passing through multiple proxy servers, this value is similar to the following: 203.98.182.163, 203.98.182.163, 203.129.72.215.
3. The situation of using ordinary anonymous proxy servers: Anonymous Proxies
REMOTE_ADDR = Last proxy server IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy server IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = Proxy server IP. When passing through multiple proxy servers, this value is similar to the following: 203.98.182.163, 203.98.182.163, 203.129.72.215.
4. The use of deceptive proxy servers: Distorting Proxies
REMOTE_ADDR = Proxy server IP
HTTP_VIA = proxy server IP
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = Random IP. When passing through multiple proxy servers, this value is similar to the following: 203.98.182.163, 203.98.182.163, 203.129.72.215.
5. The use of high-anonymity proxy servers: High Anonymity Proxies (Elite proxies)
REMOTE_ADDR = Proxy server IP
HTTP_VIA = No value or not displayed
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = No value or not displayed. When passing through multiple proxy servers, this value is similar to the following: 203.98.182.163, 203.98.182.163, 203.129.72.215.
Completely replaces all your information with the proxy server's information, just like you are using that proxy server to directly access the object.
function getip(){
if($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']){
$online_ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}elseif($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']){
$online_ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
}else{
$online_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
return $online_ip;
}