diff --git a/main/webservices/testip.php b/main/webservices/testip.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb5da2f33e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/webservices/testip.php
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+<?php
+echo htmlentities($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])."\n";
+echo '<br />This is your IP address, as detected by this server';