404 error ban.

Hack: 404 error ban

By: Anime-loo

This hack provides you with a new way of banning people from your forum, i wrote this for a client awhile back and never released it, well i saw the blank page ban released so I decided to release mine .

This basicly dose what the thread title says, if a user is in the 404 banned usergourp they will get a "HTTP 404 - File not found" on any page powered by vBulletin.

Simple i know, but its been useful for me.

Download: Here

Version 2

Version two is now out, remove the the loo_404 template and do the new code edit for global.php to upgrade. do not run the query in the install file if you already have version 1 installed!!

[TalkHardRandy]

Hmmm... too bad I already did this with the blank page ban...

[blackice912]

Originally posted by Slynderdale
hmm would this also work?

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==333) {
           @header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
           @header("Status: 404 Not Found");
    } 


I use index.php to hide important folders by adding this to them

PHP Code:

<?php
  @header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
  @header("Status: 404 Not Found");
?>

and was wondering if this would also work.

I think that would be the best way to make a 404 error ban hack, since then the browser would call up its internal 404 error page like IE does.

[Neo]

Thanks yo. I needed this.

Make more hacks.

[Erwin]

Originally posted by blackice912
I think that would be the best way to make a 404 error ban hack, since then the browser would call up its internal 404 error page like IE does.

Exactly. I've been doing that for 1 year now, by adding a small piece of code in my forum/global.php - the 404 error is based on the browser templates, so it's browser-specific.

[Chris M]

Nice one

Satan

[Dean C]

Very nice indeed Anime

- miSt

[Brad]

I updated the hack for this. If anyone has installed it they sould download the new txt in the frist post and re-install. Also remove the loo_404 template.

Originally posted by Slynderdale
hmm would this also work?

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid']==333) {
           @header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
           @header("Status: 404 Not Found");
    } 


I use index.php to hide important folders by adding this to them

PHP Code:

<?php
  @header("HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found");
  @header("Status: 404 Not Found");
?>

and was wondering if this would also work.

[Chris M]

@Anime - I can't download the new file - IE says it is corrupt

Satan

[Brad]

Heres the file.

[Chris M]

Thanks

Satan