Retrieve client ip address in mysql

Question

I\'m trying to get with a simple SQL statement the IP address of the client. I do not want to use PHP or other techniques. Only pure SQL. When I use

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Answer 1

To get the IP address only without the port number.

select SUBSTRING_INDEX(host,':',1) as 'ip' from information_schema.processlist WHERE ID=connection_id();