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Secure your site with an IP trap

Will work with any version 2.2 and onwards

This contribution traps bad bots and anyone taking too much interest is you site
It’s a full contribution that is automatic and hassle free for you to have.
It offers you security from some of the nasty’s out there.

The contribution works by setting up a trap in a folder that only bad bots, or someone poking around in your site will come across (hackers use the Robots.txt to try and find sensitive file on your server) it then redirects then to a message page that tells them they are blocked, at the same time writing their IP number to file.
If they try to return they will only get the blocked message.

If you want to see it in action go to
http://www.opensourcecommerce.net/personal you will be banned but will also see it working, please contact me to un-ban you!!!

Contribution is a culmination of various forums and some work of my own, thank you to all those who have been part of the topic, I cannot remember who they are but let me know and I will put your credit on file.


Files to change are :-
.htaccess (optional)
Index.php
Plus some new files.

ALWAYS BACK UP FIRST !!

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v5.3a 27 Jan 2012

Version 5.3a of the IP Trap
* Test code removed.
* White listing now workingcorrectly
* Code indented for easier reading

FULL PACKAGE

Install time .... 2 minutes!!

v5.3 24 Jan 2012
v5.2 24 Apr 2011
Version 5.1 UA Blocking 17 Feb 2011
IP Trap V 5 28 Jan 2011
Update to index file 1 Jun 2010
Version 4 21 Oct 2009
Block listing of folders with a fake index 9 Jul 2009
Updates 9 Jul 2009
Version 3 released 8 Jul 2009
V 2.1 30 Dec 2008
Version 2.1 1 Dec 2008
V2 easy install 19 Nov 2008
V 1.2 17 Nov 2008
Version 1.1 7 May 2008
Secure your site with an IP trap 30 Apr 2008

Note: Contributions are used at own risk.