protected function getUserIp()
    {
        $client  = @$_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
        $forward = @$_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'];
        $remote  = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

        if (filter_var($client, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
            $ip = $client;
        } elseif (filter_var($forward, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
            $ip = $forward;
        } else {
            $ip = $remote;
        }

        return $ip;
    }