$session->getIP() method

Get the IP address of the current user

Example

$ip = $session->getIP();
echo $ip; // outputs 111.222.333.444

Usage

// basic usage
$string = $session->getIP();

// usage with all arguments
$string = $session->getIP(bool $int = false, $useClient = false);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
int (optional)bool

Return as a long integer? (default=false)

  • IPv6 addresses cannot be represented as an integer, so please note that using this int option makes it return a CRC32 integer when using IPv6 addresses (3.0.184+).
useClient (optional)bool, int

Give preference to client headers for IP? HTTP_CLIENT_IP and HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR (default=false)

  • Specify integer 2 to include potential multiple CSV separated IPs (when provided by client).

Return value

string int

Returns string by default, or integer if $int argument indicates to.


$session methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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