INET_ATON() and INET_NTOA() in PHP?

Question

I want to store IP addresses in my database, but I also need to use them throughout my application. I read about using INET_ATON() and INET_NTOA()

Answer 1

ip2long is equivalent to inet_aton().

ip2long only works with IPv4. I suspect your system is using IPv6 for loopback. Try to print REMOTE_ADDR.