[travellinglad]

 <?php echo $REMOTE_ADDR; ?>

I have this in a PHP file, but the IP address isn't showing.

It was until a few months back.

Anyone have any idea why?

[solaris]

Hi,

This will be because you have register_globals turned off (as it should be). You can access the same variable with:

PHP Code:

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] 


I know that some time back the Xilo shared hosting default was for register_globals on - and I had raised the issue with Matt then. It could be that it has since been turned off, hence the change you noticed. You should update your code to reflect the change, as register_globals really should be off for security reasons.

Hope that helps

[travellinglad]

Ah that explains it Samir - thanks.

Do I just add that snippet of code as it is or do I need to include it into < ? php tag. Sorry, I'm not good on PHP, but learning.

[Kieran]

Your code would need to be the following to echo the visitors IP address (remove space between the < and the ? )

< ?
echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
?>