Laravel request ip returning null

Question

I'm in localhost trying to run a controller with this:

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
$transaccion = new Transaction();
$transaccion->user_id = $user_id;
$transaccion->event_id = $event_id;
$transaction->ip = \Request::ip();
$save = $transaccion->save();

But that is returning me this error: Creating default object from empty value on the ip line.

After reading around it might be because I use Illuminate\\Http\\ so I've changed to use Request; but the controller is big and is returning this: Undefined property: Illuminate\\Support\\Facades\\Request::$user_id and I wouldn't like to change the whole controller.

I've also tried $request->ip but I think it's looking for some input and there's not so I get an error, I think it was undefined ip.

And tried Request::ip() without the \\ and returning Request::ip() should not be called statically

I think the main "problem" is that I'm in localhost so I don't have IP, but still, I'd like it to work on local.

So I tried some checks over \\Request::ip() like:

(\Request::ip()) ? \Request::ip() : 0;

or

(is_null(\Request::ip()) ? 0 : (\Request::ip());

And some other but weirdly in all of them I'm getting the same Creating default object from empty value

Any idea of what I'm doing wrong? Thx

Answer 1

But that is returning me this error: Creating default object from empty value

After reading around it might be because I use Illuminate\\Http\\

It's not. The error message is telling you exactly what's wrong:

Creating default object from empty value

The issue is with the $transaction->ip line. It appears you're trying to set a property on a $transaction variable before it exists, so PHP assumes you want an object, creates one for you, and assigns it to the $transaction variable.