{"id":1623,"date":"2022-03-30T14:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2022-03-30T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:00:38","slug":"how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is <strong>normal practice for website owners<\/strong> to track the <strong>IP addresses of visitors<\/strong> to their sites. Every sort of Internet communication, including posts, pages, and media, <strong>necessitates the use of an Internet Protocol (IP)<\/strong> address in order to display the required response to the relevant query. Using various <strong>tools and plugins<\/strong>, you can quickly track your <strong>website&#8217;s IP address<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I will explain to you <strong>how to track IP address of website visitors<\/strong> with PHP code and IP address tracking plugins. IP addresses help you to <strong>enhance content marketing<\/strong> based on the <strong>geographical location<\/strong> of visitors. Also, you will be able to <strong>track the bad IP address<\/strong> which harms your website including <strong>security threats<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, due to privacy and security concerns,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Analytics<\/a> wouldn&#8217;t allow tracking visitor IP addresses. But there are other different methods of tracking the IP address of website visitors which I am going to discuss. Also, learn <a href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-prevent-cross-site-tracking\/\">How to prevent cross-site tracking<\/a> on\u00a0any device.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#What_Is_IP_Address\" title=\"What Is IP Address?\">What Is IP Address?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#How_To_Track_IP_Address_Of_Website_Visitors_Using_PHP\" title=\"How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using PHP?\">How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using PHP?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#How_To_Track_IP_Address_Of_Website_Visitors_Using_Plugin\" title=\"How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using Plugin?\">How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using Plugin?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#Step_1_Install_And_Setup_TraceMyIP\" title=\"Step 1. Install And Setup TraceMyIP\">Step 1. Install And Setup TraceMyIP<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#Step_2_Get_The_Tracking_Code\" title=\"Step 2. Get The Tracking Code\">Step 2. Get The Tracking Code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#Step_3_Paste_Tracking_To_The_Theme\" title=\"Step 3. Paste Tracking To The Theme\">Step 3. Paste Tracking To The Theme<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#How_To_Find_IP_Address_Of_Any_Website\" title=\"How To Find IP Address Of Any Website?\">How To Find IP Address Of Any Website?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-track-ip-address-of-website-visitors\/#Final_Thoughts\" title=\"Final Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_IP_Address\"><\/span><strong>What Is IP Address?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1624\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IP-adress-750x375-1.jpg\" alt=\"how to track IP address of website visitors\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IP-adress-750x375-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IP-adress-750x375-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IP-adress-750x375-1-20x10.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An IP address is a unique address that <strong>differentiates one device from another one on the web<\/strong> or in a connection. Your <strong>device&#8217;s IP address<\/strong> is the unique id that allows it to transmit and receive information packets over the internet.<\/p>\n<p>It<strong> stores information<\/strong> such as location, allowing two-way transmission of data. An IP address is in the form of <strong>numeric numbers<\/strong> which are segregated by the decimals (.) like 192.168.1.5. In 1998, a <strong>new edition of IP (IPv6)<\/strong> was established, containing 128 bits for the IP address, <strong>due to the digital revolution<\/strong> and the expiration of existing IPv4 addresses.<\/p>\n<p>IP addresses could be <strong>private<\/strong> and <strong>public<\/strong> which are entertained by individual and public devices or networks, respectively. Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/how-to-allow-a-website-through-firewall-whitelist-any-domain-from-firewall\/\">how to allow a website through the firewall<\/a> in easy steps.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Track_IP_Address_Of_Website_Visitors_Using_PHP\"><\/span><strong>How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using PHP?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PHP retains a list of <strong>client and networking parameters<\/strong> in an unsorted array named <strong>SERVER<\/strong>. The best way to track website visitors is <strong>using the PHP code<\/strong> in your hosting in the following manner:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">$ipaddress = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];<\/pre>\n<p>This IP address is commonly connected to the<em><strong> gethostbyaddr()<\/strong><\/em> function to determine the hostname concerned with the stipulated IP address, which can be used in the following ways:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">$hostname = gethostbyaddr($ip);<\/pre>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. Now the connected <strong>hostname and sever file<\/strong> will be connected with the records of your website&#8217;s database. You can track every single visitor&#8217;s IP address especially if you are using Google analytics. As I discussed above, analytics won&#8217;t allow tracking visitors of a website due to privacy concerns then this method will be quite useful.<\/p>\n<p>If the above code doesn&#8217;t work and <strong>if you are unable to get the real IP addresses<\/strong> of website visitors then try this one code:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">function getUserIP() {\r\nif( array_key_exists('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR', $_SERVER) &amp;&amp; !empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']) ) {\r\nif (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'], ',')&gt;0) {\r\n$addr = explode(\",\",$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']);\r\nreturn trim($addr[0]);\r\n} else {\r\nreturn $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];\r\n}\r\n}\r\nelse {\r\nreturn $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];\r\n}\r\n}<\/pre>\n<p>Use the above code with:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">$ip = getRealUserIp();<\/pre>\n<p>Remember, these two codes are sufficient enough to get the <strong>real IP address<\/strong> of the client but any of them doesn&#8217;t guarantee to get a <strong>real IP address<\/strong>. Because it is quite prevalent for website visitors to <strong>disguise their real IP addresses<\/strong> and use the internet anonymously.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Track_IP_Address_Of_Website_Visitors_Using_Plugin\"><\/span><strong>How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using Plugin?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Plugins are, without a doubt, the <strong>ultimate answer for any challenge with WordPress<\/strong> as well as other CMS, and I always encourage installing plugins to save time. There are several plugins that can assist you to<strong> track IP address of a visitor on website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1627\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/d49168acb02ef0c78f84394e0a3534fd.jpg\" alt=\"How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors Using Plugin\" width=\"899\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/d49168acb02ef0c78f84394e0a3534fd.jpg 899w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/d49168acb02ef0c78f84394e0a3534fd-300x85.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/d49168acb02ef0c78f84394e0a3534fd-768x219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/d49168acb02ef0c78f84394e0a3534fd-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After researching and personal experience, I found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracemyip.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TraceMyIP<\/a> is the best plugin for newbies and established websites as well. TraceMyIP is the <strong>best plugin for tracking IP address of website visitors<\/strong> and comes with tracking, surveillance, website statistics, and analytics service.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Install_And_Setup_TraceMyIP\"><\/span><strong>Step 1. Install And Setup TraceMyIP<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can easily download and install it on your CMS dashboard.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are using WordPress, go to your plugin directory.<\/li>\n<li>Search <strong>TraceMyIP<\/strong> on the search bar.<\/li>\n<li>Install and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1629\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170012.jpg\" alt=\"track ip address\" width=\"769\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170012.jpg 769w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170012-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170012-20x9.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Get_The_Tracking_Code\"><\/span><strong>Step 2. Get The Tracking Code<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>After installation, <strong>sign up<\/strong> for a free account using credentials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1630\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170415.jpg\" alt=\"How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors\" width=\"706\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170415.jpg 706w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170415-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-170415-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow the instructions<\/strong> that it asks including what you want to track, how to capture visitors, email notifications, visitors alerts, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Once, all the instructions are filled, and the setting is completed, it leads you to the new page where you will<strong> get the<\/strong> <strong>Tracking Code.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Paste_Tracking_To_The_Theme\"><\/span><strong>Step 3. Paste Tracking To The Theme<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the final step where you have to <strong>paste the above visitor tracking code<\/strong> into your website theme editor or HTML. I&#8217;m discussing here how to do this with WordPress, you can implement it on other CMS too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to your WordPress (or other CMS) dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Appearance and then Theme File Editor; <strong>Appearance &gt;&gt; Theme File Editor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1631\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-172359.jpg\" alt=\"how to track website visitors \" width=\"1527\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-172359.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-172359-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-172359-1024x272.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-172359-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-172359-20x5.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1527px) 100vw, 1527px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the right side, select and click on the <em><strong>header.php<\/strong><\/em> which opens header files on the theme editor.<\/li>\n<li>Paste the generated code at the bottom of the file and click on the <strong>update file<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. If you followed the above instructions carefully, TraceMyIP starts tracking website <strong>visitors&#8217; IP addresses<\/strong>. You can find all the information at the <strong>My Projects<\/strong> inside the plugin dashboard.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_To_Find_IP_Address_Of_Any_Website\"><\/span><strong>How To Find IP Address Of Any Website?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is somewhat different from how to track IP address of website visitors because here you will find the <strong>IP addresses of the website<\/strong>, not the visitors. It is very simple to use where you just need to use a <strong>command prompt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using windows devices then press the <strong>Window and R key simultaneously<\/strong> to find the IP address of any website; <strong>Window+R.\u00a0<\/strong>In the command prompt type &#8220;tracert&#8221; and then the website URL after space (don&#8217;t use commas!).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1632\" src=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-174038.jpg\" alt=\"How To Track IP Address Of Website Visitors\" width=\"1119\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-174038.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-174038-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-174038-1024x215.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-174038-768x161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basicwebguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-30-174038-20x4.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1119px) 100vw, 1119px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For example &#8211; If I wish to find the <strong>IP address<\/strong> of my website then it would be: <strong><em>tracert www.basicwebguide.com<\/em><\/strong> and then click on the <strong>OK button or press enter<\/strong>. The <strong>first line<\/strong> of the command displays your <strong>website name and IP address<\/strong> in front of this as shown in the above screenshot.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Thoughts\"><\/span><strong>Final Thoughts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is all about <strong>how to track IP address of website visitors<\/strong> and I hope you like this article. We comprehensively discussed various methods to track <strong>visitor&#8217;s IP address<\/strong> with the <strong>PHP codes<\/strong> and with the help of the TraceMyIP plugin.<\/p>\n<p>I again want to remind you, although these are the <strong>best possible solutions<\/strong> to track the <strong>IP address of website visitors<\/strong> yet they may not track all addresses. As I stated, there is a large possibility that whether users <strong>browsing your site anonymously<\/strong> or conceal their IP addresses. In these scenarios, you may not able to get a <strong>real IP address<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is normal practice for website owners to track the IP addresses of visitors to their sites. Every sort of Internet communication, including posts, pages, and media, necessitates the use of an Internet Protocol (IP) address in order to display the required response to the relevant query. 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