Gets the client IP from a central place

app/classes/user.php

@@ -90,33 +90,38 @@ class User {
      * @return bool True if login is successful, false otherwise.
      */
     public function login($username, $password) {
-        // get client IP address
+        try {
-        $ipAddress = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? '0.0.0.0';
+            // Get user's IP address
+            require_once __DIR__ . '/../helpers/logs.php';
+            $ipAddress = getUserIP();
 
-        // Record attempt
+            // Record attempt
-        $this->rateLimiter->attempt($username, $ipAddress);
+            $this->rateLimiter->attempt($username, $ipAddress);
 
-        // Check rate limiting first
+            // Check rate limiting first
-        if (!$this->rateLimiter->isAllowed($username, $ipAddress)) {
+            if (!$this->rateLimiter->isAllowed($username, $ipAddress)) {
-            $remainingTime = $this->rateLimiter->getDecayMinutes();
+                $remainingTime = $this->rateLimiter->getDecayMinutes();
-            throw new Exception("Too many login attempts. Please try again in {$remainingTime} minutes.");
+                throw new Exception("Too many login attempts. Please try again in {$remainingTime} minutes.");
+            }
+
+            // Then check credentials
+            $query = $this->db->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = :username");
+            $query->bindParam(':username', $username);
+            $query->execute();
+
+            $user = $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+            if ($user && password_verify($password, $user['password'])) {
+                $_SESSION['user_id'] = $user['id'];
+                $_SESSION['username'] = $user['username'];
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // Get remaining attempts AFTER this failed attempt
+            $remainingAttempts = $this->rateLimiter->getRemainingAttempts($username, $ipAddress);
+            throw new Exception("Invalid credentials. {$remainingAttempts} attempts remaining.");
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            return $e->getMessage();
         }
-
-        // Then check credentials
-        $query = $this->db->prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = :username");
-        $query->bindParam(':username', $username);
-        $query->execute();
-
-        $user = $query->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-        if ($user && password_verify($password, $user['password'])) {
-            $_SESSION['user_id'] = $user['id'];
-            $_SESSION['username'] = $user['username'];
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // Get remaining attempts AFTER this failed attempt
-        $remainingAttempts = $this->rateLimiter->getRemainingAttempts($username, $ipAddress);
-        throw new Exception("Invalid credentials. {$remainingAttempts} attempts remaining.");
     }
 
 

app/includes/csrf_middleware.php

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../helpers/security.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../helpers/logs.php';
 
 function applyCsrfMiddleware() {
-    global $dbWeb, $logObject;
     $security = SecurityHelper::getInstance();
 
     // Skip CSRF check for GET requests
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ function applyCsrfMiddleware() {
         return true;
     }
 
-    // Skip CSRF check for initial login attempt
+    // Skip CSRF check for initial login and registration attempts
     if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST' && 
-        isset($_GET['page']) && $_GET['page'] === 'login' && 
+        isset($_GET['page']) && 
+        in_array($_GET['page'], ['login', 'register']) && 
         !isset($_SESSION['username'])) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -23,13 +24,14 @@ function applyCsrfMiddleware() {
         $token = $_POST['csrf_token'] ?? '';
         if (!$security->verifyCsrfToken($token)) {
             // Log CSRF attempt
+            $ipAddress = getUserIP();
             $logMessage = sprintf(
                 "CSRF attempt detected - IP: %s, Page: %s, User: %s",
-                $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'],
+                $ipAddress,
                 $_GET['page'] ?? 'unknown',
                 $_SESSION['username'] ?? 'anonymous'
             );
-            $logObject->insertLog(0, $logMessage);
+            $logObject->insertLog(0, $logMessage, 'system');
 
             // Return error message
             http_response_code(403);

app/includes/rate_limit_middleware.php

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../classes/ratelimiter.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../helpers/logs.php';
 
 /**
  * Rate limit middleware for page requests
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ function checkRateLimit($database, $endpoint, $userId = null) {
     global $app_root;
     $isTest = defined('PHPUNIT_RUNNING');
     $rateLimiter = new RateLimiter($database);
-    $ipAddress = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
+    $ipAddress = getUserIP();
 
     // Check if request is allowed
     if (!$rateLimiter->isPageRequestAllowed($ipAddress, $endpoint, $userId)) {

app/pages/register.php

@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 if ($config['registration_enabled'] == true) {
 
     try {
-
+        global $dbWeb, $logObject, $userObject;
-        // connect to database
-        $dbWeb = connectDB($config)['db'];
 
         if ( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' ) {
 
@@ -42,8 +40,9 @@ if ($config['registration_enabled'] == true) {
                 ]
             ];
 
+            $username = $_POST['username'] ?? 'unknown';
+
             if ($validator->validate($rules)) {
-                $username = $_POST['username'];
                 $password = $_POST['password'];
 
                 // registering
@@ -51,22 +50,29 @@ if ($config['registration_enabled'] == true) {
 
                 // redirect to login
                 if ($result === true) {
+                    // Get the new user's ID for logging
+                    $user_id = $userObject->getUserId($username)[0]['id'];
+                    $logObject->insertLog($user_id, "Registration: New user \"$username\" registered successfully. IP: $user_IP", 'user');
                     Feedback::flash('NOTICE', 'DEFAULT', "Registration successful. You can log in now.");
                     header('Location: ' . htmlspecialchars($app_root));
                     exit();
                 // registration fail, redirect to login
                 } else {
+                    $logObject->insertLog(0, "Registration: Failed registration attempt for user \"$username\". IP: $user_IP. Reason: $result", 'system');
                     Feedback::flash('ERROR', 'DEFAULT', "Registration failed. $result");
                     header('Location: ' . htmlspecialchars($app_root));
                     exit();
                 }
             } else {
-                Feedback::flash('ERROR', 'DEFAULT', $validator->getFirstError());
+                $error = $validator->getFirstError();
+                $logObject->insertLog(0, "Registration: Failed validation for user \"" . ($username ?? 'unknown') . "\". IP: $user_IP. Reason: $error", 'system');
+                Feedback::flash('ERROR', 'DEFAULT', $error);
                 header('Location: ' . htmlspecialchars($app_root . '?page=register'));
                 exit();
             }
         }
     } catch (Exception $e) {
+        $logObject->insertLog(0, "Registration: System error. IP: $user_IP. Error: " . $e->getMessage(), 'system');
         Feedback::flash('ERROR', 'DEFAULT', $e->getMessage());
     }
 

app/templates/form-login.php

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
                 <form method="POST" action="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?page=login">
 <?php include 'csrf_token.php'; ?>
                     <div class="form-group mb-3">
-                        <input type="text" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="username" placeholder="Username".
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="username" placeholder="Username"
-                            pattern="[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{3,20}" title="3-20 characters, letters, numbers, - and _"
+                            pattern="[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{3,20}" title="3-20 characters, letters, numbers, - and _"
                             required autofocus />
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-group mb-3">
-                        <input type="password" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="password" placeholder="Password".
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="password" placeholder="Password"
                             pattern=".{2,}" title="Eight or more characters"
                             required />
                     </div>

app/templates/form-register.php

@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@
             <div class="card-body">
                 <p class="card-text">Enter credentials for registration:</p>
                 <form method="POST" action="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?page=register">
-                    <input type="text" name="username" placeholder="Username" required autofocus />
+<?php include 'csrf_token.php'; ?>
-                    <br />
+                    <div class="form-group mb-3">
-                    <input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password" required />
+                        <input type="text" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="username" placeholder="Username"
-                    <br />
+                            pattern="[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{3,20}" title="3-20 characters, letters, numbers, - and _"
-                    <input type="password" name="confirm_password" placeholder="Confirm password" required />
+                            required autofocus />
-                    <br />&nbsp;<br />
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="form-group mb-3">
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="password" placeholder="Password"
+                            pattern=".{8,}" title="Eight or more characters"
+                            required />
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="form-group mb-3">
+                        <input type="password" class="form-control w-50 mx-auto" name="confirm_password" placeholder="Confirm password"
+                            pattern=".{8,}" title="Eight or more characters"
+                            required />
+                    </div>
                     <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="Register" />
                 </form>
             </div>

public_html/index.php

@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ require '../app/includes/sanitize.php';
 session_name('jilo');
 session_start();
 
-// Initialize security middleware
-require_once '../app/includes/csrf_middleware.php';
-require_once '../app/helpers/security.php';
-$security = SecurityHelper::getInstance();
-
-// Verify CSRF token for POST requests
-applyCsrfMiddleware();
-
 // Initialize feedback message system
 require_once '../app/classes/feedback.php';
 $system_messages = [];
@@ -137,6 +129,14 @@ include '../app/helpers/logs.php';
 $logObject = new Log($dbWeb);
 $user_IP = getUserIP();
 
+// Initialize security middleware
+require_once '../app/includes/csrf_middleware.php';
+require_once '../app/helpers/security.php';
+$security = SecurityHelper::getInstance();
+
+// Verify CSRF token for POST requests
+applyCsrfMiddleware();
+
 // init rate limiter
 require '../app/classes/ratelimiter.php';