Re: [PHP] Detecting massive web hits

2013-04-12 Thread Matijn Woudt
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Angela Barone wrote: > Does anyone know if there's a ready-made script that detects if > someone hits multiple web pages within seconds of each other and then can > temporarily ban them by IP from accessing our site? > > Looking through the logs, I

Re: [PHP] Detecting massive web hits

2013-04-12 Thread Frank Arensmeier
12 apr 2013 kl. 17.23 skrev Angela Barone: > Does anyone know if there's a ready-made script that detects if someone > hits multiple web pages within seconds of each other and then can temporarily > ban them by IP from accessing our site? > > Looking through the logs, I see someone/

Re: [PHP] Detecting massive web hits

2013-04-12 Thread Sebastian Krebs
Nginx has builtin support for this and I assume, that there is something similar for Apache. I don't think PHP is the right tool. Am 12.04.2013 17:24 schrieb "Angela Barone" : > Does anyone know if there's a ready-made script that detects if > someone hits multiple web pages within seconds

Re: [PHP] Detecting massive web hits

2013-04-12 Thread Samuel Lopes Grigolato
I don't know exactly how search engine spiders work, but just be cautious to not block these "users", they aren't customers but they may bring you some =). Again, I don't know if this is your case, but the possibility sparked on my mind anyway. Cheers. On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 12:23 PM, Angela B