Posted by David Grant on 10/05/97 11:34

Quick and (very) nasty:

$parts = split(".", $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST']);
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'] == '127.0.0.1' || ($parts[0] == '192' &&
$parts[1] == '168')) {
// Local
} else {
// Remote
}


Dave Carrera wrote:
> i know about
>
> $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST']
>
> but i think i should of said how do i compare any address starting with
> 192.168.
>
> sorry if my first question was to vague
>
>
> David Grant wrote:
>
>> Try $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'] instead of REFERER.
>>
>> Dave Carrera wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Jay Blanchard wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>> Is there a way of sending users with a local ip address say 127.0.0.1
>>>> and 192.168.xxx.xxx to goto one page and all other visitors to goto
>>>> another?
>>>> [/snip]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes, there is.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> $_SERVER['REFERER'] will give you the referer mosy of the time. More
>>>> info
>>>> from TFM can be found here;
>>>>
>>>> http://us3.php.net/reserved.variables
>>>>
>>>> Header can then be used to redirect
>>>>
>>>> header("Location: http://www.example.com/"); /* Redirect browser */.
>>>> More
>>>> info from TFM can be found here;
>>>>
>>>> http://us3.php.net/header
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> snip from TFM
>>>
>>> 'HTTP_REFERER'
>>>
>>> The address of the page (if any) which referred the user agent to
>>> the current page. This is set by the user agent. Not all user agents
>>> will set this, and some provide the ability to modify HTTP_REFERER
>>> as a feature. In short, it cannot really be trusted.
>>>
>>> notice the last 7 words !!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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