Board Optimization - Make Fourm Faster

after upload test hotlink protection using this site
http://altlab.com/hotlinkchecker.php

if you already have a .htaccess file, just add or replace the code

upload both files to your forum root

Info
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This mod can make your vbulletin seem faster.

It works only with apache. It works with VB 3.7.0 ...

How it works: http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/


Easy Install
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1. Upload all the content to your forum directory.


Update
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V2beta1 - Fixed Cookie Control

Known Bugs
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does not work with VBAttach
Cookie Control - Keeps you loged after logging out

Testing
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Time for Holiday
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i am taking for time off work, and working on my won site for the week
my mod is will in experiemental stage and members can use it

However i will be working with another coder to get his working better for other people
this could take a couple of weeks

i'll be online, but not supporting

edit the following in the .htaccess file highlighted in red

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^[url]http://site URL/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^[url]http://site URL$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^[url]http://site URL/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^[url]http://site URL$ [NC]

this is mine after edit

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://dungeonlordsrpg.co.uk/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://dungeonlordsrpg.co.uk$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.dungeonlordsrpg.co.uk/.*$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.dungeonlordsrpg.co.uk$ [NC]

V2 removed due to a bug reported by some users
tested today at 18:05 GMT Time London

[Lionel]

You've got a major bug in there somehow with cookies. I installed this and was very pleased. But it's effectively killing my vbcart cookie based shopping cart. When you add an item in the cart, it will not take a second one. Man... I went weeks into testing this modification, beat it up all the way and all works just fine until I put that htaccess. For 2 hours I was lost, could not figure out why this was happening, until I disabled the htaccess.

I think that this also hurt anyone who is using IPN to post back to the site

Uninstalling ...

[Bounce]

If your boards are that busy then you should be on a decicated server and that should be fast enough to cope without installing anything

[TheSupportForum]

Originally Posted by Lionel

You've got a major bug in there somehow with cookies. I installed this and was very pleased. But it's effectively killing my vbcart cookie based shopping cart. When you add an item in the cart, it will not take a second one. Man... I went weeks into testing this modification, beat it up all the way and all works just fine until I put that htaccess. For 2 hours I was lost, could not figure out why this was happening, until I disabled the htaccess.

I think that this also hurt anyone who is using IPN to post back to the site

Uninstalling ...

you show try adding
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !^.*cookies=true.*$
under RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$

[TheSupportForum]

or
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !(^|(.+*)Usercheck=validated(;.*|$)

[Lionel]

That does not work. It won't even let me clear cart ...

I think it has an effect on $_POST

[TheSupportForum]

do you have cookies enabled or disabled ?

[elmati]

I'm testin this
Thanks!

[Lionel]

Of course they are enabled. Everytime that I try this mod, I must clear all cookies in order to surf normally

[Mr:Ishi]

it says internal server error after i upload

[TheSupportForum]

i just updated it download new version