Assuming you have mod_geoip installed in apache we can block certain countries in 6 lines of code. I had a client who was experiencing an inhumane amount of spam on their phpBB forums, which are notorious for bot attacks. Luckily this forum was geographically specific – so we can block all the countries we aren’t interested in. Here’s the .htaccess code I put in the forums sub-directory # START Block Countries RewriteEngine On.. Read More
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