Ban module

[keijok]

Hi,

I've made a small module that can be used to ban users from a web site.

For more info look here: http://keijok.kapsi.fi/wb/pages/en/wb-modules/ban.php

[kweitzel]

looks like a verry good idea ... and I like the fact, that it comes with documentation. If our modules team puts it up to the add-on repository, may we also copy it to the WB WIKI?

cheers

Klaus

[keijok]

looks like a verry good idea ... and I like the fact, that it comes with documentation. If our modules team puts it up to the add-on repository, may we also copy it to the WB WIKI?

cheers

Klaus

I'm glad you like it 

And yes, you can add the module to WB WIKI and/or to add-on repository if you wish.

[wwwMARKLEYcouk]

very nice looking module, great addition

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

yes, this seems to be a nice modul. But why only use this for to ban ips and not expand it to a "editing htacess" with additional options for using more abylitis of the htacess file? Just a n idea.

If every modul developper would write a documentation like yours we have much less to do here. Fantastic, i love it.

Found only little issue in the ban-sql.php

Code:

$loc = '../../../wb/admin/settings/tool.php?tool=ban';

should better be replaced with something like this:

Code:

$loc = 'WB_URL/admin/settings/tool.php?tool=ban';

because not everone has instsalled wb in the directory "wb"

Thanks for your work

Matthias

[keijok]

Hello,

yes, this seems to be a nice modul. But why only use this for to ban ips and not expand it to a "editing htacess" with additional options for using more abylitis of the htacess file? Just a n idea.

Yes, that is a good idea. But unfortunately I currently do not need this kind of functionality. However, I'll keep this in mind if I someday need to edit this module so I might expand it's functionalities. And if someone would like to expand my module to be such a .htaccess -editor, please feel free to use my module as an base where to start if found usable.

If every modul developper would write a documentation like yours we have much less to do here. Fantastic, i love it.

Well, I'm so loose headed myself that if I do not document everything I do, there's a good change I myself will forget how to use things I've made 

BTW, is there any documentation available of how to actually make modules/tools? I wasn't able to find any...

Found only little issue in the ban-sql.php

Code:

$loc = '../../../wb/admin/settings/tool.php?tool=ban';

should better be replaced with something like this:

Code:

$loc = 'WB_URL/admin/settings/tool.php?tool=ban';

because not everone has instsalled wb in the directory "wb"

Thanks for your work

Matthias

For some strange reason I couldn't get the method you suggested to work. Tried in several ways but no go. However, I found an alternative way to do this, please find an updated module ZIP below (version 1.0.1).

Cheers, KeijoK

[tomhung]

this reply is so i can find this damn code again....

ban 1.1 by rob

http://slink2.no-ip.info/pages/website-baker-info/module-mods/ban-module.php

[leron]

I have a problem with this module

if I write in my guestbook


Grande

I'm banned !

87.X.1X.XX - Reason: Grande, Banned by: Auto-Added, 22/06/2007 23:48


but I have NOT banned this word!
 

But If i write


grande


( G -> g )

I CAN write!



also... I don't know how work the "server section" of the module... there is not a "server list"

[tomhung]

this module isn't very documented...

the server section allows you to sync your ban list with another server. 
if you turn on Ban Data server then other sites can use your site as a server to get your banned ip's and words

as for Grande i'm looking into it
G

[leron]

there is a problem with uppercase words

if I write


Grazie


I'm banned


but if I wrte


grazie

I'm not banned




thanks for your help


other words banned:

Tanti auguri (banned)

tanti auguri (not banned)

[tomhung]

he is strtolower() the banned words and not your input so it breaks


/modules/ban/bancheck.php
line 17 should read

Code:

if(strtolower($bancheckvar)!=$bancheckvartest){

[tomhung]

bugfix

[leron]

bugfix

thanks!

[Bennie_wijs]

I have installed ban 1.1.1 now but for some reason I cannot add a word to ban??

[tomhung]

you are going to have to give a little more details....

are you getting any kind of error? is the word in the database? is it just not banning the ip when you submit the word?

G

[Bennie_wijs]

No, it does nothing. if I type in the word and press the add button, nothing happens.
Nothing in database at all.

entering IP's works but not words.

No errors at all, but also no results.

[smallglitch]

Hi,

my results are, the words appear in the list, are marked with the green hook but i can still write into the guestbook one or more of the banned words and nothing happens but the entry is done like nothing is banned at all...

any ideas?

TIA, glitch

edit 31-08-2007:

for a couple of days the module worked fine, but now I again get tons of SPAM, seems to me the spammers have found a worlaround to bypass the ban module, because most of the content is already in my ban word list, but no effect anymore...

I would be happy if someone could tell me where to check the SPAM if name and surname are the same (that's the case in my spam mails), could be a very simple check to rule them out.

TIA, glitch

[vidi]

I have the same problem as smallglitch.
I'm running WB 2.6.7 and Guestbook 2.0RC2
My test server is running Windows 2003 with Apache, MySQL 5.0 and PHP 4.4.1

[Bar]

Dear All,

I have install the module but there are some issues that not work. For example no ban words appeare in the list. Is there any update from the maker of this module?

Regards
Bar

[Bennie_wijs]

Oke this is a solution for ban 1.1.1 and adding words to ban.

On line 83 it starts the form for word banning.
But on line 85 its creating a new form for "Page Section Settings"
And starting a new form inside a form does not work

you need to move 1 line in the tool.php
Line 83 need to move pas line 85

Line83:

Code:

<form name="ban_word" method="post" action="<?php echo WB_URL; ?>/modules/ban/ban-sql.php">

Need to move past line 85

Line85:

Code:

<tr><td colspan=2> <b><?php echo $SMTEXT['ban']['sectionsetting'];?> </b><br><form name=sectionsetting><input value="<?php echo $SMTEXT['ban']['settings'] ;?>" onclick="javascript: window.location ='<?php echo WB_URL; ?>/modules/ban/tool_section.php'; return false;" style="width: 150px;" type="button"></form><hr></td></tr>

Than all works nicely for me.