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."

[Dan]

interesting hack filburt

[Dean C]

Now you could have done this nice and easily with admincp options

- miSt

[007]

Looks interesting. I was actually thinking about this a few days ago. I might try it out. Doesn't seem too hard..

[S.Shady]

Nice hack. Ill go learn PHP now

i will probly end up using it but as of now we dont need it

[MentaL]

actually this is a good hack

1] stops leaching of sites you suspect
2] stops people linking to your site from a site which you dont want linked from (this works perfect for me)

i think its good :neato:

[blackice912]

So instant ban? That's cruel I like it.

[filburt1]

Yep, they're banned before they can even try anything. The IPs are included in the normal IP ban option so you can remove them later there.

[S.Shady]

--off-on topic--

also good for if you and anouther site get into a site battle. those are fun to be in but hosts sh*t them selfs becuase each site messes each opther up. not in fun or playing in hatred. our old site battle lasted a year with ttt.com ttt is shortend of the url.

--/off-on topic--

[xug]

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.