How to get client IP address in Laravel 5+

Question

I am trying to get the client\'s IP address in Laravel.

It is easy to get a client\'s IP in PHP by using $_SERVER[\"REMOTE_ADDR\"]. It is working fine

Answer 1

If you worry about getting the IP address but do not need or want to use any Laravel functionality, you can use just php:

PHP < 5.3.0
$localIP = getHostByName(php_uname('n'));

PHP >= 5.3.0
$localIP = getHostByName(getHostName());

as answered in this thread: PHP how to get local IP of system