Hi all and kudos for all the helpers out there

Please I need help in making this work correctly; I need the IP and country.

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Following what on here: www.rsjoomla.com/support/documentation/v...being-submitted.html

Nothing happens, and the value returns "nothing at all"

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Now this returns me the IP:

//<code>
return $_SERVER;
//</code>

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Now what should I do exactly to get the country with the IP?

Please help, and I really hope that the admins reply to this because someone asked the same exact question over 2 years ago with no reply

Thanks a million

Go and have a look at this article:

www.daniweb.com/web-development/php/threads/47999

make sure you read right to the bottom.

Baz

Dear Barry,

Thanks a lot for the help. I read it word by word, and tried above 10 variations of the script; here is what I am putting EXACTLY in the Default Value field:

<?php

$country = file_get_contents('api.hostip.info/?ip='.$_SERVER;
echo $country;

?>

Now surely there is something wrong; can you point me out please?

All help appreciated

Try putting a closed bracket at the end of the line.

Baz

Dear Baz,

Thanks again I did try adding the bracket at the end. All I got was the bracket in the results..

So any advice on this?

Thanks a lot..

Dear All & Baz,

Support helped me with the piece of info that Baz gave (the server update), and here is the new instructions they posted on their KB:

In this article we will describe how to get the IP address of a submitting client and displaying the country which it belongs to.

In order to achieve this functionality, just create a hidden field with the following code placed in the "Default Value" area.


//<code>
if ($contents = file_get_contents('api.hostip.info/?ip='.@$_SERVER))
{
if (preg_match('#<countryName>(.*)</countryName>#is', $contents, $match))
return $match[1];
}

return 'Unknown';
//</code>


Let's say, for example that you named your hidden field "location". To display the calculated value in the "Thank you" page or email just use this syntax: {location:value}.
Note: Because of various server configurations the "file_get_contents()" function might not be available.

Link: www.rsjoomla.com/support/documentation/v...being-submitted.html




So thanks to all to Baz:laugh: and to AlexP:laugh: