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Show IP address in BBpress backend

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Started 3 months ago by fl00r
Latest reply from Olaf

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fl00r
Member

I would like to have an extra column in the back-end user list with the user's IP address used when he/she registered on the forum.
Is that possible?

Thanks,

Ben

Posted 3 months ago #
Olaf
PHP Coder

Hi Ben,

there is no IP address inside the user table. Only the postings table has a column for the IP address.

Posted 3 months ago #
fl00r
Member

If I understand correctly, users IP address is only logged after the first posting?
If so, is there a way to sort users by IP address after the first posting?

Thanks,

Ben

Posted 3 months ago #
Olaf
PHP Coder

The IP address is logged with every post (in the posts table).
If you post to this forum from different ISPs each post has a different IP address.
There is no function to store the IP address just for registration (the same for wordpress)

Maybe you can tell what you like to do?

Posted 3 months ago #
fl00r
Member

I want to block certain ip addresses from registering on the forum, like a black-list.

Posted 3 months ago #
Olaf
PHP Coder

Just block them from the website using .htaccess or your servers firewall.

Normally you block people because what they post nor because they did register

Posted 3 months ago #
fl00r
Member

Just block them from the website using .htaccess or your servers firewall.

Thought about that but the problem is that my site goes nuts when I try to upload a .htaccess file. See: http://www.finalwebsites.com/forums/topic/cant-undelete-post-http-500-internal-server-error/page/3#post-2071

Normally you block people because what they post nor because they did register

You're right but there are ppl who keep trying to register after they're banned several times. They use the same IP address but different email addresses

Posted 3 months ago #
Olaf
PHP Coder

this people register only and doesn't post anything?

how about a block via the firewall?

Posted 3 months ago #
fl00r
Member

Yes they do post, that's way they're getting banned everytime
I will contact the hosting provider to ask if they can blacklist the IP address.
Thanks for your kind help!

Posted 3 months ago #
Olaf
PHP Coder

That's how I do it I check if there is some IP address to a very nasty spammer and block the IP address on the whole server, normally if there is a control panel for your hosting there is often an option to block single IP addresses.

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