How do I get and store a users IP address?

[rickyboy1982]

HiI have not got a script yet but am looking into the best ways to get a usrs Ip address and store it in a database...This is mainly for a member registration script, so i can ban users Ip addresses if needs be.

[Synook]

The IP address can be found as the value of $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']. You can then use a standard SQL query to store it in your database.

[End User]

You can use this to try and get the real IP address:

if (getenv('HTTP_CLIENT_IP')) {	$ip_address = getenv('HTTP_CLIENT_IP');}elseif (getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR')) {	$ip_address = getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR');}elseif (getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED')) {	$ip_address = getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED');}elseif (getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR')) {	$ip_address = getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR');}elseif (getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED')) {	$ip_address = getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED');}else {	$ip_address = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];}