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BlindPilot · Feb 9th, 2005, 7:03 AM

Ok, im not sure if this is in the right place, but here goes. Also i hope it doesnt sound too.. 'dodgy'.

What sort of code (language or otherwise) would a site like Whatismyip.com use to return the IP to the user?

I'm not new to web programming with HTML / Java but im by no means advanced. I would also like to know what code (again language or otherwise) would I need to retreive data on what browser users that visit my site are using.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks
Al

Ade · Feb 9th, 2005, 8:11 AM

using PHP

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<?php

$ip = phpinfo(REMOTE_ADDR);

echo 'Your IP addy is ';
echo $ip;

?>

I've not tested it as I am at college, but in theory it will work

Ade · Feb 9th, 2005, 8:14 AM

OR....

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<?php

echo "User's IP address: " . $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];

?>

Found that on a website I googled.

BlindPilot · Feb 9th, 2005, 9:37 AM

Cool, thanks man.

Anyone have any idea where the IE info is stored / found?

Al

Ooble · Feb 9th, 2005, 10:29 AM

Just search $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] for "MSIE":
[php]$ie = (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE') !== false) ? true : false;[/php]

BlindPilot · Feb 10th, 2005, 6:54 AM

Ahh! Brilliant! THanks very much guys. Now i just have to get it to write the findings to my database hehe. A job for another day maybe

Ooble · Feb 10th, 2005, 1:47 PM

Enjoy yourself.

tempest · Feb 21st, 2005, 10:04 PM

It's just $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]

Lance · Feb 26th, 2005, 6:10 AM

Ooble: Nice, but overly complex. :p Here is an easy way to find out if the user is using IE with regular expressions:

[php]<?php
if (preg_match("/MSIE/", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) {
// do whatever you need to
}
?>[/php]

I use that to fix IE's CSS rendering issues with my website. Like, how IE requires negative margins for certain alignments. It's pretty sick... so PHP is the only way to go when fixing the bullshit IE throws onto the screen. :/

Ooble · Feb 26th, 2005, 9:10 AM

Well, using my code, you can pull out the useful bit if there's only one if statement you want to use it in:

[php]if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE') !== false) {
...
}[/php]

Feb 9th, 2005, 7:03 AM	#1
BlindPilot Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	HTML / IP addresses Ok, im not sure if this is in the right place, but here goes. Also i hope it doesnt sound too.. 'dodgy'. What sort of code (language or otherwise) would a site like Whatismyip.com use to return the IP to the user? I'm not new to web programming with HTML / Java but im by no means advanced. I would also like to know what code (again language or otherwise) would I need to retreive data on what browser users that visit my site are using. Any help will be appreciated Thanks Al

Feb 9th, 2005, 8:11 AM	#2
Ade Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England, UK Posts: 139 Rep Power: 0	using PHP (Toggle Plain Text) <?php $ip = phpinfo(REMOTE_ADDR); echo 'Your IP addy is '; echo $ip; ?> <?php $ip = phpinfo(REMOTE_ADDR); echo 'Your IP addy is '; echo $ip; ?> I've not tested it as I am at college, but in theory it will work __________________ Don't wound what you can't kill

Feb 9th, 2005, 8:14 AM	#3
Ade Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England, UK Posts: 139 Rep Power: 0	OR.... (Toggle Plain Text) <?php echo "User's IP address: " . $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]; ?> <?php echo "User's IP address: " . $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"]; ?> Found that on a website I googled. __________________ Don't wound what you can't kill

Feb 9th, 2005, 10:29 AM	#5
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Just search $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] for "MSIE": [php]$ie = (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE') !== false) ? true : false;[/php] __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Feb 10th, 2005, 1:47 PM	#7
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Enjoy yourself. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

Feb 9th, 2005, 9:37 AM	#4
BlindPilot Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Cool, thanks man. Anyone have any idea where the IE info is stored / found? Al

Feb 10th, 2005, 6:54 AM	#6
BlindPilot Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Ahh! Brilliant! THanks very much guys. Now i just have to get it to write the findings to my database hehe. A job for another day maybe

Feb 21st, 2005, 10:04 PM	#8
tempest Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,041 Rep Power: 6	It's just $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"] __________________

Feb 26th, 2005, 6:10 AM	#9
Lance Programmer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 74 Rep Power: 5	Ooble: Nice, but overly complex. :p Here is an easy way to find out if the user is using IE with regular expressions: [php]<?php if (preg_match("/MSIE/", $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) { // do whatever you need to } ?>[/php] I use that to fix IE's CSS rendering issues with my website. Like, how IE requires negative margins for certain alignments. It's pretty sick... so PHP is the only way to go when fixing the bullshit IE throws onto the screen. :/ __________________ (Toggle Plain Text) /* LANCE / C++; / this makes C bigger but returns the old value / char site = "slackwise.net", home = "lance.slackwise.net", pics = "flickr.com/photos/slackwise"; /* LANCE / C++; / this makes C bigger but returns the old value / char site = "slackwise.net", home = "lance.slackwise.net", pics = "flickr.com/photos/slackwise";

Feb 26th, 2005, 9:10 AM	#10
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Well, using my code, you can pull out the useful bit if there's only one if statement you want to use it in: [php]if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'], 'MSIE') !== false) { ... }[/php] __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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