function getIP() { 
$ip; 
if (getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP")) 
$ip = getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP"); 
else if(getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR")) 
$ip = getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"); 
else if(getenv("REMOTE_ADDR")) 
$ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"); 
else 
$ip = "UNKNOWN";
return $ip;