Getting the end-users MAC Address
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:10 pm
Hello,
I'm looking for a viable way of coding some PHP that inserts the users MAC address into my MySQL table when a request is sent (form submission). I know that PHP is server-side scripting and all, but it must be possible; surely?
Why I need to do this is because, so far I've been logging the IP when a request is sent so that I can track the usage of individuals (I don't need their identity) just to track if it's the same device making requests. But the project is targeted at mobile devices, so the IP addresses are changing quite frequently so I'm finding that I can't accurately track usage. If anybody can suggest a better way of overcoming this, without using the device's MAC address then please feel free to leave comments!
http://arrivaduties.dyndns-work.com:1991/mobile.php
Thanks in advance,
Mike.
I'm looking for a viable way of coding some PHP that inserts the users MAC address into my MySQL table when a request is sent (form submission). I know that PHP is server-side scripting and all, but it must be possible; surely?
Why I need to do this is because, so far I've been logging the IP when a request is sent so that I can track the usage of individuals (I don't need their identity) just to track if it's the same device making requests. But the project is targeted at mobile devices, so the IP addresses are changing quite frequently so I'm finding that I can't accurately track usage. If anybody can suggest a better way of overcoming this, without using the device's MAC address then please feel free to leave comments!
http://arrivaduties.dyndns-work.com:1991/mobile.php
Thanks in advance,
Mike.