Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Proxy to Real IP Conversion

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This modification has been withdrawn.
vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x are no longer supported.

For vBulletin 4.2.x please use the built in reverse proxy detection.
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This hack makes the forum always use the members real ip if a proxy is detected, meaning that all existing ip functions should continue to work, basically ignoring the proxy server (other than recording it's presence).

For example ;

* The real ip is displayed in the who's online page.
* The real and proxy server ip's are accesible for each post, the button is red for members using a proxy server.
* The real ip is searchable in the admin/mod cp (but not the proxy ip).
* The real ip can be banned by admins.

Note: This hack relies on the proxy server passing the correct http variables to allow detection.
If they are not passed then detection will not work. By definition, annonymous proxies do not pass on these variables.

If a proxy is detected, then a red ip icon is displayed instead of the standard one.

To install, download and unzip the files and follow the instructions in the text file.

This modification involves changes to the class_core.php file - if you upgrade your vbulletin, you must reapply those changes.
If you forget these edits, the modification will continue to work for forum posts only (v4.0.4 +).


History:

v4.0.1 : 02-Jan-2010 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 04-Jan-2010 : Added check for invalid alt ip address.
v4.0.3 : 13-Jan-2010 : Minor change to cope better when people forget the class_core file edits.
v4.0.4 : 15-Jan-2010 : Further changes to process forum posts when people forget the class_core file edits.
v4.0.5 : 20-Feb-2010 : Internal update, not released.
v4.0.6 : 27-Feb-2010 : Style code updates for vB 4.0.2.
v4.0.7 : 30-Oct-2010 : Style code updated to work when css stored as files.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.x

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.
v4.1.8.0 : 18-Nov-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.8.

v4.2.0.0 : 24-May-2012 : Updated for vBulletin 4.2.0.
v4.2.0.1 : 02-Jan-2015 : Updated for Cloudflare Changes.

[Nirjonadda]

@Paul M, Why not you add this Features for vB 4.2.3 By default?

[ozzy47]

Well, if I had to take a guess, I would say because there is no further development planned for vB4, other than PHP compatibility issues, security updates and possibly bug fixes.

Originally Posted by Mark.B;n4151691

"vBulletin 4 does not receive active development any longer, as it is not the current product."
What that means is that we're not actively developing it...features aren't being added, the product is not "in development" in the way that vB5 is.
That's not the same as no security fixes, and it's not the same as updating it for php version compatibility.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Nirjonadda

@Paul M, Why not you add this Features for vB 4.2.3 By default?

Actually, you have sort of been able to do it in any version of 4.2.x, as long as Cloudfare were connecting to you via specific (known) IPs.

You do it by setting the proxy definitions in your config.php file ;

PHP Code:

$config['Misc']['proxyiplist'] = '192.168.10.20, 192.168.20.30';
$config['Misc']['proxyipheader'] = 'HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'; 


Where 192.168.10.20 & 192.168.20.30 is the Clouldfare IPs.

Unfortunately, Cloudfare uses many IPs, which limited the usefulness of this unless you defined a big list (not a good idea performance wise).


However, in 4.2.3 you can actually specify this ;

PHP Code:

$config['Misc']['proxyiplist'] = 'all';
$config['Misc']['proxyipheader'] = 'HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP'; 


Which means vB will trust any IP it gets the Cloudfare supplied data from, eliminating the need for the edit above and a long list of specific IPs.

[Nirjonadda]

@Paul M, I am Talking about the adding Features for vB 4.2.3 By default Proxy to Real IP Conversion Work without Installs the Mod.

[Paul M]

I'm afraid that nothing more than what already exists will be added to vB4 core.

[ozzy47]

^^ as I said in post #252.

[Nirjonadda]

Admin CP still show me Installed Version: 4.2.0.0

[ozzy47]

You can ignore that, all 4.2.0.1 has change is, 4.2.0.1 Includes updated instructions for Cloudfare.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Nirjonadda

Admin CP still show me Installed Version: 4.2.0.0

Ugh, I updated the version number in the wrong place. Corrected.

[ozzy47]

I do that all the time Paul.