$session->getIP() method

Get the IP address of the current user

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

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

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

Name Type(s) Description

Name	Type(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).

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).

string int

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

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.214