php get user IP trouble

Question

I'm using XAMPP platform( php, apache, mysql ). I connecting to apache via localhost. I want to know user ip using this php code:

echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

And I get on my page in my browser.

::1

It actually is the IPv6 address used for `localhost`. So what is the question? — Abrixas2, Dec 07 '13 at 12:32
Try http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12435582/php-serverremote-addr-shows-ipv6 — internals-in, Dec 07 '13 at 12:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 07 '13 at 12:32

3

::1 is the localhost in IPv6. Looks ok

answered Dec 07 '13 at 12:32

hek2mgl

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '13 at 12:59

As i commented it seems ipv6 , actually showing loopback addr ,

any way if you want ipv4 change it in server configuration , i think surplus tuts where available

test yourself with this singler

echo "Server Configured to use  ". (strstr($_SERVER("REMOTE_ADDR"), ".")) ? "IPv4" : "IPv6" ;

or if just want to test its ipv(4/6)

 if (((strstr($_SERVER("REMOTE_ADDR"), ".")) ? 4 : 6 )==4)
  {
   //ipv4
  }

  else

 {
  //ipv6
 }

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