[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #9235: Extract real IP behind a load balancer

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Fri Apr 17 01:14:57 GMT 2009


#9235: Extract real IP behind a load balancer
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 Reporter:  Denis-de-Bernardy  |       Owner:  anonymous             
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new                   
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  2.8                   
Component:  General            |     Version:  2.7                   
 Severity:  normal             |    Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback
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Comment(by Denis-de-Bernardy):

 I doubt it. you could reasonably expect a beginner to think that the
 $_SERVER variable contains relevant data. Few php coders think about
 sanitizing things such as the referrer... Even less imagine that the IPs
 in $_SERVER are incorrect.

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