Change where Apache Sources IPs

Server Config
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Hello,

Is it possible to change where Apache sources IPs for the access.log file? Right now I am getting Cloudflare’s IP. Is it possible that I could change this to be the real IP of the user with PHP or in an Apache Configuration file?

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Cloudflare have answered that in their documentation:

https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170786-Restoring-original-visitor-IPs-Logging-visitor-IP-addresses-with-mod-cloudflare-

Note though that the last block under Apache 2.4 seems to be missing some brackets. It should be

<IfModule cloudflare_module>
CloudFlareRemoteIPHeader X-Forwarded-For
CloudFlareRemoteIPTrustedProxy [insert your load balancer’s IP address]
DenyAllButCloudFlare
</IfModule>

Also, once you found that it works you can remove the <IfModule cloudflare_module> and </IfModule> lines and just keep what’s in between. There is no need to check for the module over and over when you know it’s there.

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Thanks for the response. This looks like it will work, but Cloudflare’s IP will often change depending on the visitors location.

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https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029696071 ?

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I tried that first as I run Debain 10, still didn’t work so I’m asking the cloudflare community.

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