How do I get the external IP of my server using PHP?

Question

I often hear people say to use \"$_SERVER[\'SERVER_ADDR\']\", but that returns the LAN IP of my server (e.g. 192.168.1.100). I want the external IP.

Answer 1

You could parse it from a service like ip6.me:

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echo $file;