Get the user IP address : REMOTE_ADDR

By editor, 28 November, 2015

Question

How to get the ip address properly in Drupal 8 ?

Drupal do not like using the $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; to get the remote ip (the user ip address).

In Drupal 7, the function ip_address() exist but not in D8.

$ip = ip_address();

Drupal 8

$ip = \Drupal::request()->getClientIp();

Comments4

were to place it?

Hi there,

With the new contact module of drupal 8, i don't have a clue where to place your script.

Can you receive user-ip after they have submitted a form?

Add User IP to the contact mail

Hi,

To add the user IP address to the contact mail, you must create a small module and use the hook hook_mail_alter(&$message). (See How to create a module in Drupal 8 with Hook)

Example (not tested)

function mymodule_mail_alter(&$message) { if ($message['id'] == 'contact_user_mail' || $message['id'] == 'contact_user_copy') { // Add the visitor IP address at the end of the contact mail body $ip = \Drupal::request()->getClientIp(); $message['body'][] = "--\nUser IP Address : $ip "; } }

thanks!

Hi,

Thanks a lot, still trouble creating it. But will come there eventually!

Use this Example

Please use this example to insert your codes.

http://drupal8.ovh/sites/drupal/files/2016-07/test_hook_system.zip