Need some help for dedicated IP in cpanel

Saahib

Hello,
I need to understand how dedicated IP works in cPanel or apache general.
Say I create an account with IP XXX.XXX.XXX.222 , through cPanel its assigned to only that particular site. The host primary / shared IP is : XXX.XXX.XXX.111 .

I understand that in apache IP based virtual host is added. However, the thing I need to clarify is that when that site makes API request to some other service or server, what IP that other server will see.. will it be shared IP or dedicated IP assigned to that site ?

If I am not clear in my question then please let me know, I will try to explain further.

Clouvider

How will the request be made? Via PHP Curl ?

Saahib

Apparently its simple http GET request like this :

http://yyy.yyy.yyy.111:9090/process/status.php?Type=status&Data=$data_info&location=DE

Where yyy.yyy.yyy.111 is remote server IP.

And then parsing the result URI for data needing with simple regex.

Clouvider

How will you execute this request ? As it means a lot in terms of what IP will be used.

Saahib

Let me give hypothetical example:

I have server A with shared IP xxx.xxx.xxx.111
I have website named "saahib.com" on it with dedicated IP xxx.xxx.xxx.222

Now, on that site "saahib.com", I have uploaded a file like "remote-data.php" which will make request to remote server yyy.yyy.yyy.111:9090

The content of following looks like this :

<?php 
 $data_info = "SomeString";
 $link="http://yyy.yyy.yyy.111:9090/process/status.php?Type=status&Data=$data_info&location=DE"

 $file = get_file_content($link);
  // Now processing data receiving from above URI in $file.
  ?>

So, from what IP yyy.yyy.yyy.111 will see request originating. ?

linuxthefish

Will come from the servers 'main ip', not your dedicated IP. You can make command line curl bind to a different IP, not sure about PHP.

a-super-random-user

Usually when you call the server you can use any IP that bonded to server. But server main IP will call you.

WHT

If you call the shared ip, you may get blocked by CSF. Speaking from experience.

Saahib

Well, I did test and I see that request is coming from shared IP ie. main server IP irrespective of any IP assigned to the account making request.
Now, is it same in case of curl and soap request ?

linuxthefish

@Saahib said:
Well, I did test and I see that request is coming from shared IP ie. main server IP irrespective of any IP assigned to the account making request.
Now, is it same in case of curl and soap request ?

Yes