PHP Help.

[Typhoon]

My IP logger on my website sometimes fails to capture certain ones, anyone see a flaw in my code?

<?php

$v_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
$v_date = date("l d F H:i:s");

$fp = fopen("hidden_text_file_that_i_wont_name.txt", "a");
fputs($fp, "IP: $v_ip - DATE: $v_date\n\n");
fclose($fp);

?>

 

[Cup_Phil]

REMOTE_ADDR can be spoofed if you're behind a vpn or with spoofing software...

But no your code looks fine

 

[Typhoon]

Yeah, I've written a few lines to determine mobile ISP+IP addresses, but sometimes it's not even showing an IP address at-all, even if it is someone hidden behind a VPN/VPS/SOCK5s.

IP:  - DATE: Thursday 10 January 11:03:12

 

[Cup_Phil]

It should always be set to something - it's set by apache to the IP address the TCP request came from
Only time it's not set as far as I know is if the php script is run from command line/shell

 

[Typhoon]

yeah, that's whats confusing me to be honest, can't find any errors for it not to display anything.

the script is being run from root.

 

[Cup_Phil]

That's very very strange. Only time it should do that really is if it's not being called by apache

Edit: Wait what? It's being run from root? What do you mean?

 

[Typhoon]

Directory of my server.