There is any possible way to get visitor computer name?

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for the security purpose how I get visitor computer name and related details using php?

I try $_ENV['COMPUTERNAME'] it showing my server name not client computer details...

There is any option to get client computer name?

You can't get someone else's computer name. Their browser **does not supply that data** by default. You can only obtain what the browser sends to the server. — N.B., Jun 25 '13 at 14:54
What is the relation between the name of a computer and security? — CodeZombie, Jun 25 '13 at 14:54
"for the security purpose" this info is not accessible to a web server unless the user wants to provide it. — Salketer, Jun 25 '13 at 15:00
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/922476/how-can-i-read-the-clients-machine-computer-name-from-the-browser — Piotr Uchman, Jun 25 '13 at 15:01
or there is any other way to get country and latitude of the ip address he access? in php? — user475464, Jun 25 '13 at 15:01
[Does this give you what you want?](http://php.net/manual/en/function.geoip-record-by-name.php) — Benny Hill, Jun 25 '13 at 15:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 01 '13 at 15:36

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In normal cases, you can't. The only things you can retrieve are:

the data sent with the request from the browser and/or
the server info.

Sending the computer name as part of the request simply doesn't make sense for the browser. Also, I'm skeptical it is even possible (in a reliable way) to get it via other ways.

edited Jul 01 '13 at 15:36

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answered Jun 25 '13 at 14:59

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There is any possible way to get visitor computer name?

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