Help getting IP address

[Flash Gordon]

I'm not sure if my server is being stupid or if I am. I thought this:
echo "<br>The IP address is: " . $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
would give me the IP address of who ever is viewing the page. However, it just gives me the IP of the server.
Am I misunderstanding the code or is my server messed up?

Thanks
FG

EDIT: $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']; is the IP of the user. But is this typicically?

[beanSoldier]

yes

[Flash Gordon]

anyone else?

I keep reading all theses tutorials that use 'REMOTE_ADDR'.

[CyanBlue]

Go to this page...

http://cyanblue.flashvacuum.com/tmp/ip.php

and go to this page...

http://www.whatismyip.com/

and compare two... ;)

[Flash Gordon]

from your site i got this:

The IP address via REMOTE_ADDR is: 141.XXX.XXX.XXX
The IP address via HTTP_CLIENT_IP is:

The remote addr is correct. However, on my site it give me the server IP address. Your http_client_IP was blank for some reason. :confused:

Is it a matter of PHP version of my server? Or what is happening?

TEMP LINK (***) to my version of CyanBlue's link.

[CyanBlue]

Can you upload the PHP file to your host and post the link to it???

What's the PHP version on your server???

[Flash Gordon]

TEMP LINK to my version of CyanBlue's link.Has the link. It is my version of what you posted.
PHP Version 4.3.4
Apache server 1.3.29 (Unix)

[CyanBlue]

I think there is a ghost toying with your server... I've never seen that happening before...

Hm... This might be an explanation... (Don't know if it applies to this specific case though...)
http://ip-to-country.webhosting.info/node/view/212

[Flash Gordon]

Thank you. That helps explain it a bit. It sounds like the server is on the proxy
my new results are with or without me using a proxy are:
Using REMOTE_ADDR the IP address is: xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Using HTTP_CLIENT_IP the IP address is: xx.xx.xxx.xxx
Using HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR the IP address is:

[CyanBlue]

Yeah... The same to me...

I get some weird IP address for the first one and the second one is my correct IP address and the third one is empty... Hm...

[Flash Gordon]

kool, well thanks for your help!

[Flash Gordon]

CHECK IT OUT!!!
My server just changed to conform (sp?) to standards! Crazy

Using REMOTE_ADDR the IP address is: xxx.xx.xx.xxx
Using HTTP_CLIENT_IP the IP address is:
Using HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR the IP address is:

[CyanBlue]

So, it was actually the problem of your server??? :D