MODx - Banlist
From time to time we are all forced to prevent access for some bad intended visitors or spambots. A simple solution is to block them by IP. For MODx users, I have developed a module where you can manage a list of banned IP and email addresses. You also get a simple plugin that will prevent access to your homepage, alternatively to your manager, for visitors with banned IPs. It will redirect with a 401/Unauthorized header to your custom unauthorized page. So far, I have not altered the WebSignup snippet to prevent registration of users with banned email addresses.
Banlist module and the IP banning plugin were tested only on MODx 0.9.2, but I think they should work just fine on some older versions. For suggestions, improvement tips and questions, please feel free to use the banlist thread on the MODx support forums.
How to install
- Extract the archieve and make sure it has at least two PHP files.
- Create a new module called "Banlist" and add content of banlist.module.php file to it.
- Run module and click for installation. This will create two new database tables and a new field to the existing system settings table.
- Enable banning and start adding IP and email addresses.
- In case you do not have a custom unauthorized page, create a new one and activate it from the managers system configuration settings.
- Create a new plugin called "IPbanning" and add content of banip.plugin.php file to it, select the "OnWebPageInit" system event.
- The plugin will block access of visitor with banned IPs to the homepage, to also block access to the manager simply activate the "OnBeforeManagerLogin" and "OnManagerPageInit" system events. I suggest you do so!
- Enjoy!
MODx - Banlist is licensed under the terms of the GPL License (GNU General Public License).
Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Constantin Bejenaru (www.frozenminds.com)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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