<?php
// simple example
$bcast = ip2long("192.168.178.255");
$smask = ip2long("255.255.255.0");
$nmask = $bcast & $smask;
echo long2ip($nmask); // Will give 192.168.178.0
?>
With this example you are able to check if a given host is in your own local net or not (on linux):
<?php
/**
* Check if a client IP is in our Server subnet
*
* @param string $client_ip
* @param string $server_ip
* @return boolean
*/
function clientInSameSubnet($client_ip=false,$server_ip=false) {
if (!$client_ip)
$client_ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
if (!$server_ip)
$server_ip = $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR'];
// Extract broadcast and netmask from ifconfig
if (!($p = popen("ifconfig","r"))) return false;
$out = "";
while(!feof($p))
$out .= fread($p,1024);
fclose($p);
// This is because the php.net comment function does not
// allow long lines.
$match = "/^.*".$server_ip;
$match .= ".*Bcast:(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}i\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}).*";
$match .= "Mask:(\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3})$/im";
if (!preg_match($match,$out,$regs))
return false;
$bcast = ip2long($regs[1]);
$smask = ip2long($regs[2]);
$ipadr = ip2long($client_ip);
$nmask = $bcast & $smask;
return (($ipadr & $smask) == ($nmask & $smask));
}
?>