Re: [libmicrohttpd] Getting an IP address or sockaddr from the MHD_Connection

[Mike Solomon]

So easy - thanks!
~Mike

On Oct 24, 2013, at 10:50 AM, Christian Grothoff <address@hidden> wrote:

> Finally a question that has an easy answer:
> 
> Use "MHD_get_connection_info" with MHD_CONNECTION_INFO_CLIENT_ADDRESS.
> 
> Happy hacking!
> 
> Christian
> 
> On 10/24/2013 08:42 AM, Mike Solomon wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> 
>> I'd like to use the IP address of a MHD connection in my log file.
>> 
>> I've figured out how to get the IP address by passing a callback function as 
>> the 3rd argument to MHD_start_daemon and using inet_ntop on the various 
>> elements of the sockaddr that is passed as the second argument of the 
>> callback function.
>> 
>> However, I have not figured out a way to get the IP address from the 
>> MHD_Connection struct used with the other callback functions passed to 
>> MHD_start_daemon (for example, to the 5th argument (usually named 
>> answer_to_connection) or to the 8th argument (usually named 
>> request_completed)).  Is there a way to get the IP from the MHD_Connection?  
>> I see that MHD_Connection has an addr field, but I am not sure how to get at 
>> this as it doesn't seem part of the public API.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> MS
>> 
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