Hello everybody!
I need to know something about php.
So, I'm gathering my server URL by command $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] but it returns somethink like myserver.com just string, but I need to translate it to numarical IP address like 127.0.0.1.
Is there in PHP any function that can help me with that?
Translating url
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$_server[’SERVER_ADDR’] ?
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$_SERVER["SERVER_ADDR"]
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.v ... server.php
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/reserved.v ... server.php
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That would be too easy, SERVER_ADDR returns my routers IP, which is 192.168.1.10, when I need my IP (which is atm 83.21.154.63). Any other ideas?
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you need to know your external IP? your computer can't tell you this. You need to speak with router somehow, which would probably involve invoking a shell command.
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I'm not very advanced, but maybe try something with gethostbyname() ?
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No idea how but it works 
Thanks for this pal!
Thanks for this pal!
Re: Translating url
yoger wrote:No idea how but it works
Thanks for this pal!
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Re: Translating url
sousousou wrote:yoger wrote:No idea how but it works
Thanks for this pal!First time I've ever solved someone else's PHP problem