log IP with php

Question

i found this script online:

<?php
$v_ip = $REMOTE_ADDR; $v_date = date("l d F H:i:s");

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

?>

creating the entry works - however, the IP is not displayed. the entries created look like this:

IP: - DATE: Wednesday 09 March 03:36:15

IP: - DATE: Wednesday 09 March 03:36:41

what's the problem?

Answer 1

The variable is

$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']

so you need to change yours to

$v_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];