Ban by Referer

This hack bans IP addresses preemtively based on the HTTP_REFERER. Use this hack when users from a certain domain are registering and abusing your forums.

For example, consider the domain "vbulletin.org" is blacklisted. Users who are not registered (or at least not logged in) may click a link at vB.org to your forums. Because you have blacklisted the domain, their IP is immediately banned. You are also e-mailed when it happens.

This is not for the feint-of-heart to configure. You need to know PHP. If you don't know basic PHP, don't ask how to install this hack. Instead (no offense intended), learn the basics of PHP.

I used it recently at my forums, much to my amusement at times when the trolls suddenly disappeared and kept saying their IP was banned "even though they never visited before."

[xug]

Bump, sorry, but I really would like to know the answer on my above question.

[Erwin]

Isn't there a risk of banning potential members who are just coming over to have a look at your forums, and may join and be a good member?

[Gary King]

[HIGH]NOTE:[/HIGH] HTTP_REFERRER isn't always reliable

Although, this will not really affect much, since the majority of the people will still send in the right referrer.

[partang2]

06-11-03 at 01:10 PM xug said this in Post #10
I'm just starting to learn php but need to ask you guys a question so I can go on because I'm stuck on the array()

Should the script look like:

$baddomains = array('www.domain1.com','www.domain2.com');

Thank you for any help.

Hey! Can someone answer this??

[Gary King]

Today at 06:16 PM partang2 said this in Post #14
Hey! Can someone answer this??

www.php.net/manual/en/function.array.php

And that line is perfectly fine.

[partang2]

Finaly.... Thanks

[filburt1]

Today at 02:04 AM partang2 said this in Post #18
Finaly.... Thanks

I suggest you rethink your attitude. As a free site we're under no obligation to provide any support at all, so you can at least be genuinely thankful...

[partang2]

You can read..? Read the last word in my post one more time please: T-H-A-N-K-S

[filburt1]

And the first word of your post:

Today at 02:04 AM partang2 said this in Post #18
Finaly

Just a friendly note.

[partang2]

Oh.... "Finaly".... Hm... bad word... Well, sorry if I hurted someones feelings. It was not something I wanted to do.