Re: is there a function/variable with remote host addr?

On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 01:41:52AM -0400, David Ford wrote:
> As the subject says, is there a function or variable in pg I can use as
> a default insert/update value on a column that represents the IP or
> hostname of the current session's remote client?

presuming you're using apache/mod_perl, you can get it from
    $r->connection->remote_ip

and then slip it into your sql however you like. i use

    $sth = $dbh->prepare("insert into hits (client_ip) values ( ? )");
    $sth->execute( $r->connection->remote_ip );

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