I found code taken from PhpMyAdmin that uses some PHP features to detect proxies and IP addresses behind proxies. For me, this code worked many times, but not 100%. I insert it here for your tests and considerations.
It returns FALSE when determining a strong proxy or IP address of a user behind a transparent proxy
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function get_ip()
{
global $REMOTE_ADDR;
global $HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR, $HTTP_X_FORWARDED, $HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR, $HTTP_FORWARDED;
global $HTTP_VIA, $HTTP_X_COMING_FROM, $HTTP_COMING_FROM;
global $HTTP_SERVER_VARS, $HTTP_ENV_VARS;
if(empty($REMOTE_ADDR))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER)&&isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']))
{
$REMOTE_ADDR = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV)&&isset($_ENV['REMOTE_ADDR']))
{
$REMOTE_ADDR = $_ENV['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']))
{
$REMOTE_ADDR = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS)&&isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR']))
{
$REMOTE_ADDR = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['REMOTE_ADDR'];
}
elseif(@getenv('REMOTE_ADDR'))
{
$REMOTE_ADDR = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = $_ENV['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR = getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_X_FORWARDED))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_X_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED = $_ENV['HTTP_X_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_X_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED'))
{
$HTTP_X_FORWARDED = getenv('HTTP_X_FORWARDED');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR = $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR = $_ENV['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR'))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR = getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_FORWARDED))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED = $_SERVER['HTTP_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED = $_ENV['HTTP_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED']))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_FORWARDED'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED'))
{
$HTTP_FORWARDED = getenv('HTTP_FORWARDED');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_VIA))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_VIA']))
{
$HTTP_VIA = $_SERVER['HTTP_VIA'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_VIA']))
{
$HTTP_VIA = $_ENV['HTTP_VIA'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_VIA']))
{
$HTTP_VIA = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_VIA'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_VIA']))
{
$HTTP_VIA = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_VIA'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_VIA'))
{
$HTTP_VIA = getenv('HTTP_VIA');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_X_COMING_FROM))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_X_COMING_FROM = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_X_COMING_FROM = $_ENV['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_SERVER_VARS) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_X_COMING_FROM = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_X_COMING_FROM = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_X_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_X_COMING_FROM'))
{
$HTTP_X_COMING_FROM = getenv('HTTP_X_COMING_FROM');
}
}
if(empty($HTTP_COMING_FROM))
{
if(!empty($_SERVER) && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_COMING_FROM = $_SERVER['HTTP_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(!empty($_ENV) && isset($_ENV['HTTP_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_COMING_FROM = $_ENV['HTTP_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_COMING_FROM) && isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_COMING_FROM = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['HTTP_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(!empty($HTTP_ENV_VARS) && isset($HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_COMING_FROM']))
{
$HTTP_COMING_FROM = $HTTP_ENV_VARS['HTTP_COMING_FROM'];
}
elseif(@getenv('HTTP_COMING_FROM'))
{
$HTTP_COMING_FROM = getenv('HTTP_COMING_FROM');
}
}
if(!empty($REMOTE_ADDR))
{
$direct_ip = $REMOTE_ADDR;
}
$proxy_ip='';
if(!empty($HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR;
elseif(!empty($HTTP_X_FORWARDED))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_X_FORWARDED;
elseif(!empty($HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_FORWARDED_FOR;
elseif(!empty($HTTP_FORWARDED))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_FORWARDED;
elseif(!empty($HTTP_VIA))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_VIA;
elseif(!empty($HTTP_X_COMING_FROM))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_X_COMING_FROM;
elseif(!empty($HTTP_COMING_FROM))$proxy_ip = $HTTP_COMING_FROM;
if (empty($proxy_ip))
{
return $direct_ip;
}
else
{
$is_ip = ereg('^([0-9]{1,3}\.){3,3}[0-9]{1,3}', $proxy_ip, $regs);
if($is_ip && (count($regs) > 0))
{
return $regs[0];
}
else
{
return FALSE;
}
}
}
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