IP address and proxy - php script

I am currently using getenv(REMOTE_ADDR) to get the IP address. I don't know
much about proxies. Is this script giving a more accurate IP?

<?
if (getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR)) {
$ipaddress = getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR);
} else {
$ipaddress = getenv(REMOTE_ADDR);
}
?>

<Richard> wrote:
>I am currently using getenv(REMOTE_ADDR) to get the IP address. I don't know
>much about proxies. Is this script giving a more accurate IP?
>
><?
> if (getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR)) {
> $ipaddress = getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR);
> } else {
> $ipaddress = getenv(REMOTE_ADDR);
> }
>?>

As I recall, the X-Forwarded-For header may contain a list of proxies,
some of which may lie within private IP address space. Also, that
header can be easily faked. You need to carefully evaluate how you
are using that information.

--gregbo
gds at best dot com