Posted by David Grant on 10/13/01 11:34

Erm, REMOTE_ADDR, not REMOTE_HOST. Sorry!

David Grant wrote:
> 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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