HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR and REMOTE_ADDR
I have asked this before but with no reply.
When doing IP logging and restricted access to control panels / files etc I ask people
to register their IP.
Now what a person thinks their IP is may not always be the same as REMOTE_ADDR as
sometimes proxies are used a nd the REAL IP is in the variable HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR.
Any comments on how anyone has got around this?
If I say
<CFIF IsDefined("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR")><CFSET ClientIP = HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR>
<CFELSE><CFSET ClientIP = REMOTE_ADDR>
</CFIF>
do you think there will be any problems?
Thanks
Allan
