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$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; not working in PHP5

Here is the error I get from the code below.

PHP Notice: Undefined index: REMOTE_ADDR

This causing my entire script to fail.

Running PHP 5.1.6 (cli) (built: Apr 7 2009 08:00:04)

<?
 
$ip=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
 
echo $ip;
 
?>

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pdheady

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That is just a snippet of my code. I always use <?php... sorry for confusion

Yes, REMOTE_ADDR is showing up in phpinfo(); test page and I see my IP address there.

I checked /etc/php.ini and register globals is off which should be fine.

pdheady

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Ok I found problem and it's really my fault.

I'm running a web-service and connecting with client to web-service from the same server, so my IP detection was working just that the script was failing on output because of other syntax errrors. When debug on command line it was complaining about PHP Notice: Undefined index: REMOTE_ADDR

It is detecting the IP, but this still leads me to ask why is PHP still outputting that error on command line?

PHP Notice: Undefined index: REMOTE_ADDR

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pdheady

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Thx