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Mac OS X Server 10.3 and Apache REMOTE_ADDR


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pjbeyer

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i've just corrected a problem with my new Geeklog install. it seems that references to the Apache environment variable 'REMOTE_ADDR' return the OS X server ip address instead of the remote client's. this is a problem because it breaks polls, comment speed limits apply across the entire site, etc.

as a working solution, i have replaced all references to REMOTE_ADDR with HTTP_PC_REMOTE_ADDR. i'm unclear as to whether this is a Mac OS X 10.3 specific issue, an Apache issue, a Geeklog issue, or what. i'm really just posting this to document what i did and get some feedback. maybe my server is misconfigured or something?

i also disabled the 'Performance Cache' option on my Geeklog site. does anyone have experience with using that option successfully or not?
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Dirk

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Never heard of that one before and it's certainly not a Geeklog issue.

bye, Dirk
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pjbeyer

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i've assumed it was either a OS X Apache issue or an issue with the specific setup of my server (which is fairly vanilla at this point)... if i gather any more information about it, i'll be sure to share
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Feng-Shui

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Yeah i've just run into this problem too, have done the search/replace, but that seems to have killed my $_COOKIE['geeklog'] cookie, and i need that cookie for some custom stuff i've written Banging your head
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Feng-Shui

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Hmmm, after taking a further look into the code i am wondering has anyone else fixed this problem while retaining the geeklog cookie (the cookie that holds the uid)? I don't want to go messing around in the code too much if someone else has solved this problem. I'm running server 10.4.4 apache 1.3.
Also, anyone know what the geeklog cookie is used for?
Cheers.
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rasher

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It sounds like an issue I had years back.
By default OS X server enables performance cache for each website. So PHP apps think everyone is coming from the servers IP address using a port somewhere in the 16,000 range.

I haven't had to disable it since version 10.2 but it should be similar. Just open your Server Settings application (or whatever it's called these days). For each website, go into the edit screen and under the Options tab...
Uncheck the option "Enable performance cache". Do that for each website, if you are running more than one website.

That worked for me in a similar PHP application install however it wasn't Geeklog.

It would be interesting to hear if this helps for your situation, for future reference.

Good luck,
Randy
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Feng-Shui

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Even with the cache option off it still doesn't help. I had already diabled it as it was wreaking havock when editing pages and having to refresh 5 or 6 times before a change took effect.
Cheers,
Chris
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