Get the real IP address for a visitor.
<?php
function get_real_ip()
{
foreach (array('HTTP_CLIENT_IP', 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR', 'HTTP_X_FORWARDED', 'HTTP_X_CLUSTER_CLIENT_IP', 'HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR', 'HTTP_FORWARDED', 'REMOTE_ADDR') as $key)
{
if (array_key_exists($key, $_SERVER) === true)
{
foreach (explode(',', $_SERVER[$key]) as $ip)
{
$ip = trim($ip);
if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE | FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE) !== false)
{
return ($ip);
}
}
}
}
}
Search through a set of server variables to see if a proxy is being used and to return the real IP address of the end user.