How to get real client ip or geolocation in php?

Question

I have a user registration system on my site. I am using xml ip api of ip-api.com to detect the location of users. My problem is that the php script I am using returns proxy or wrong ip address of users ,and that is why I they can not set correct location in their profile.

I use the following conditional statement to get ip address :

   $ip=$_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
 if(empty($ip))
 {$ip=

$_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];}

It returns wrong ip address for some users.

Is there any other way to get real ip or geolocation in php?

There is no guaranteed way to get a "real" IP address, if the proxy doesn't want to tell you about it (and any true anonymous proxy won't). — Mark Baker, Dec 02 '15 at 16:51
Possible duplicate of [What is the most accurate way to retrieve a user's correct IP address in PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1634782/what-is-the-most-accurate-way-to-retrieve-a-users-correct-ip-address-in-php) — Yann Chabot, Dec 02 '15 at 16:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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You can see this topic : How to get Real IP from Visitor?

function getUserIP()
{
    $client  = @$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
    $forward = @$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
    $remote  = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
    if(filter_var($client, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP))
    {
        $ip = $client;
    }
    elseif(filter_var($forward, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP))
    {
        $ip = $forward;
    }
    else
    {
        $ip = $remote;
    }
    return $ip;
}
$user_ip = getUserIP();

edited May 23 '17 at 11:44

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answered Dec 02 '15 at 16:54

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If you think this question is a duplicate, then flag it accordingly. But don't just copy other answers. – Rizier123 Dec 02 '15 at 16:57

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