A function that will return the local IP address.
<?php function GetIPAddress() { if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) { $ipAddress = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP']; } elseif (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'])) { $ipAddress = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']; } else { $ipAddress = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; } echo "You IP address is $ipAddress"; } ?>