CakePHP Get IP Address

Question

How can I get the client\'s IP address in CakePHP? It\'d be $_SERVER[\'REMOTE_ADDR\'] in plain PHP.

I thought it\'s like all $_SERVER vars

Answer 1

CakePHP 1.x:

RequestHandlerComponent::getClientIp();

So to clarify:

public $components = array(
    'RequestHandler'
);

Then in the controller method:

$this->RequestHandler->getClientIp();

CakePHP 2.x & CakepPHP 3.x:

RequestHandler::getClientIp() is deprecated; you can get the client IP from the CakeRequest object:

$this->request->clientIp();