How do I find the user's IP address with PHP

[ChefFrank]

Now that I've learned the difference between a back slash and a forward slash, and got my log routine working, I want to start adding more information to my file.

What PHP functions do I use to gather information about a user, specificaly, the originating IP address or name. I'm trying to track user patterns, and this might be useful in finding out how real people use my site, and I'll also be able to filter out crawlers that seem to access every page on my system.

Your assistance, is once again, appreciated in advance.

Frank

[sde]

make a page named phpinfo.php and put this code in it:

PHP Code:

<?
phpinfo();
?>

you can see all the info about your php install as well as all the environment variables available to you.

i believe the variable for the end user's ip is: $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']

[ChefFrank]

Yep that's it!

I'm amazed at the amount of stuff you can find out about the system in PHP. I looked at the PHPINFO and it ran on for about 3 pages.

I really gotta find a good book on PHP and start working through. I have ideas, but I gotta learn the language first.

Thanks again!

[sde]

all that info doesn't matter.. i was more talking about the environment variables.. the stuff that starts with _SERVER

everything above the environment variables just basically tells you what modules and versions are installed with PHP.