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PHP Snippet: Get Real IP Address of Client: This function will fetch the real IP address of the user even if he is behind a proxy server.
<?php
function getRealIpAddr()
{
if ( !empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'] ) )
{
$ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
}
elseif( !empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ) )
//to check ip passed from proxy
{
$ip=$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
else
{
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
return $ip;
}
?>
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wsakka commented Aug 9, 2018

This does not check for multiple IDs in case the server or client is behind a proxy

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