HTML portion

Chilly8

"Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
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> Chilly8 wrote:
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>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>> news:. ..
>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:. ..
>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have StatCounter
>>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main web
>>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>>> version of the page.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>>
>> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
>> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>>
>
> Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back here
> and look at the advice given you in this thread.

Its already bearing fruit. I have found two networks, one in Germany
and one in Ukraine, where a lot of the **** links are coming from, and
have already blocked them at the firewall level, so I won't see any more
from those networks. Statcounter is already revealing to me where these
*******s are coming from.

Jerry Stuckle

Chilly8 wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>>
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>> news:. ..
>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:. ..
>>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have StatCounter
>>>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main web
>>>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>>>> version of the page.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>>> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
>>> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>>>
>> Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back here
>> and look at the advice given you in this thread.
>
> Its already bearing fruit. I have found two networks, one in Germany
> and one in Ukraine, where a lot of the **** links are coming from, and
> have already blocked them at the firewall level, so I won't see any more
> from those networks. Statcounter is already revealing to me where these
> *******s are coming from.
>
>
>
>

And if you chase them down, chances are you'll find they are coming from
anonymous proxies.

One non-PhpBB board I manage had a major problem with Spam until we
implemented CAPTCHA. We were getting 200-400 spam posts per hour at
times, and every one of them came from a different IP address. But the
content was always the same.

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Chilly8

"Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Chilly8 wrote:
>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>> news:. ..
>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>>>
>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:. ..
>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:. ..
>>>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have
>>>>>>>> StatCounter
>>>>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main
>>>>>>>> web
>>>>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>>>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>>>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>>>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>>>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>>>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>>>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>>>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>>>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>>>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>>>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>>>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>>>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>>>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>>>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>>>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>>>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>>>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>>>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>>>>> version of the page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>>>> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
>>>> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>>>>
>>> Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back
>>> here and look at the advice given you in this thread.
>>
>> Its already bearing fruit. I have found two networks, one in Germany
>> and one in Ukraine, where a lot of the **** links are coming from, and
>> have already blocked them at the firewall level, so I won't see any more
>> from those networks. Statcounter is already revealing to me where these
>> *******s are coming from.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> And if you chase them down, chances are you'll find they are coming from
> anonymous proxies.

I dont know, some seem to come from whole class C IP blocks.
I have had to block entire class C IP blocks to shut off the
worst offenders, which are coming from server colocation
facilities in Germany and Ukraine. Just blocking those two, at
the firewall level, has shut mot of those that create screen names,
put **** links in the profile, and then dissapear. You create a
profile when you register, so someone could register, put their
****, or other spam link in the profile, and never come back.
They don't even have to login, one they have registered, and
placed the **** link in their profile.
>
> One non-PhpBB board I manage had a major problem with Spam until we
> implemented CAPTCHA. We were getting 200-400 spam posts per hour at
> times, and every one of them came from a different IP address. But the
> content was always the same.


Well, what they are doing is creating accounts, and then putting
**** links in the profile. The create the accounts and then
never return, and I then have to edit those profiles to get rid
of the spam, and then ban them, on the off chance the do
decide to try and come back.

Some of the scrren names that are created, I can Google,
and find them on a number of phpBB, vBulletin, and punBB
boards.

Google any of these strange screen names that appear, and
post **** links in their profiles, and chances are you will
find it being done to other boards running vBulletin,. phpBB,
or punBB.

David Pyles

On 12/3/2007 4:54 PM, Chilly8 wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>> news:. ..
>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:. ..
>>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:. ..
>>>>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have
>>>>>>>>> StatCounter
>>>>>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main
>>>>>>>>> web
>>>>>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>>>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>>>>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>>>>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>>>>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>>>>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>>>>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>>>>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>>>>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>>>>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>>>>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>>>>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>>>>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>>>>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>>>>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>>>>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>>>>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>>>>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>>>>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>>>>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>>>>>> version of the page.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>>>>> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
>>>>> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>>>>>
>>>> Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back
>>>> here and look at the advice given you in this thread.
>>> Its already bearing fruit. I have found two networks, one in Germany
>>> and one in Ukraine, where a lot of the **** links are coming from, and
>>> have already blocked them at the firewall level, so I won't see any more
>>> from those networks. Statcounter is already revealing to me where these
>>> *******s are coming from.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> And if you chase them down, chances are you'll find they are coming from
>> anonymous proxies.
>
> I dont know, some seem to come from whole class C IP blocks.
> I have had to block entire class C IP blocks to shut off the
> worst offenders, which are coming from server colocation
> facilities in Germany and Ukraine. Just blocking those two, at
> the firewall level, has shut mot of those that create screen names,
> put **** links in the profile, and then dissapear. You create a
> profile when you register, so someone could register, put their
> ****, or other spam link in the profile, and never come back.
> They don't even have to login, one they have registered, and
> placed the **** link in their profile.
>> One non-PhpBB board I manage had a major problem with Spam until we
>> implemented CAPTCHA. We were getting 200-400 spam posts per hour at
>> times, and every one of them came from a different IP address. But the
>> content was always the same.
>
>
> Well, what they are doing is creating accounts, and then putting
> **** links in the profile. The create the accounts and then
> never return, and I then have to edit those profiles to get rid
> of the spam, and then ban them, on the off chance the do
> decide to try and come back.
>
> Some of the scrren names that are created, I can Google,
> and find them on a number of phpBB, vBulletin, and punBB
> boards.
>
> Google any of these strange screen names that appear, and
> post **** links in their profiles, and chances are you will
> find it being done to other boards running vBulletin,. phpBB,
> or punBB.
>
>
If you want to keep the **** bots out of your phpBB 2 board, log ontp
phpBB's community forum and search on GMT-12. You will find an answer
there that stops them flat.

As to adding your counter, you can do that by editing the
overall_footer.tpl file in your style template. Just read through the
file and you should be able to find a place to put your counter.

If you are using phpBB 3 the above advice may not apply.
Dave Pyles

Michael

Chilly8 wrote:
> "macca" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>> PHP for Windows has no seperate HTML template, I looked. And
>>> there are none in phpBB or WikiMedia
>> Not php's templates, theres no such thing. Your applications HTML
>> templates.
>>
>> Look again. I have used phpBB myself
>>
>> if I remember correctly the templates are in something like phpBB2-
>>> templates and the default is SuubSilver, so, if i wanted to add some
>> HTML to the index page i would edit phpBB2->templates->SubSilver-
>>> index_body.tpl or something
>
> There is an index.htm there all right, but if you edit that file, phpBB will
> just ignore the edits. For some reason, the changes I make to the index.htm
> file in that directory are being ignored. I even tried rebooting the
> computer,
> to restart everything, no dice, so using to HTML-translated version of the
> page appears to be the only thing that is going to work. I absoluitely
> must find out where the *******s that are creating accounts and posting
> **** links are coming from. I can edit the profiles to remove the ****
> links,
> and ban the users, but they keep coming back. All the firewall logs will
> tell me is that there were hits to port 80, they won't tell me which part of
> my site was accessed, while StatCounter can.
>
>

What about apache access logs? Also, 'PHP for Windows' doesn't change
whether phpBB or WikiMedia uses templates or not. phpBB uses templates,
like Jerry said, find the right one and add your code.

Saving it as a static HTML file and serving that up completely defeats
the purpose of it being dynamic. And one big extra step for no reason.

Also there are far better ways to deal with spam than block there IPs.
Most spam is distributed through proxies, and 'zombies'. You might see
reduced spam for a few days or weeks, but it will be back.

macca

> PHP for Windows has no seperate HTML template, I looked. And
> there are none in phpBB or WikiMedia

Not php's templates, theres no such thing. Your applications HTML
templates.

Look again. I have used phpBB myself

if I remember correctly the templates are in something like phpBB2-
>templates and the default is SuubSilver, so, if i wanted to add some
HTML to the index page i would edit phpBB2->templates->SubSilver-
>index_body.tpl or something

Chilly8

"macca" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
>> PHP for Windows has no seperate HTML template, I looked. And
>> there are none in phpBB or WikiMedia
>
> Not php's templates, theres no such thing. Your applications HTML
> templates.
>
> Look again. I have used phpBB myself
>
> if I remember correctly the templates are in something like phpBB2-
>>templates and the default is SuubSilver, so, if i wanted to add some
> HTML to the index page i would edit phpBB2->templates->SubSilver-
>>index_body.tpl or something

There is an index.htm there all right, but if you edit that file, phpBB will
just ignore the edits. For some reason, the changes I make to the index.htm
file in that directory are being ignored. I even tried rebooting the
computer,
to restart everything, no dice, so using to HTML-translated version of the
page appears to be the only thing that is going to work. I absoluitely
must find out where the *******s that are creating accounts and posting
**** links are coming from. I can edit the profiles to remove the ****
links,
and ban the users, but they keep coming back. All the firewall logs will
tell me is that there were hits to port 80, they won't tell me which part of
my site was accessed, while StatCounter can.

Jerry Stuckle

Chilly8 wrote:
> X-No-Archive: Yes
>
> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>> news:. ..
>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have StatCounter
>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main web
>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>
>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>> version of the page.
>>>
>>>
>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>
> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>

Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back
here and look at the advice given you in this thread.

> I am having problems with people registering usernames,
> putting **** links in their profiles, and the dissappearing
> and never coming back. phpBB does not have logging
> capabilities, and I need to know where these users are
> coming from, so I can block them. Firewall logs only
> say there was a hit to port 80, and do not say which
> parts of my web site were accessed. By directing users
> to the HTML translated-page, I can log it on StatCounter,
> and find out where these people are coming from and
> block them, just as soon as the Yahoo and Google
> web crawlers update their links so that users start
> coming through the HTML-translated page instead
> of the php page.
>
>
>

Which will do you little good. Most come through anonymous proxies or
compromised machines.

And get yourself a real log analyzer. It will give you all the
information without adding code to your pages.

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Chilly8

"Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
> Chilly8 wrote:
>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>
>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>> news:. ..
>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:. ..
>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have StatCounter
>>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main web
>>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>>> version of the page.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>>
>> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
>> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>>
>
> Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back here
> and look at the advice given you in this thread.

Its already bearing fruit. I have found two networks, one in Germany
and one in Ukraine, where a lot of the **** links are coming from, and
have already blocked them at the firewall level, so I won't see any more
from those networks. Statcounter is already revealing to me where these
*******s are coming from.

Jerry Stuckle

Chilly8 wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>> X-No-Archive: Yes
>>>
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>> news:. ..
>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:. ..
>>>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have StatCounter
>>>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main web
>>>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>>>> version of the page.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>>> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
>>> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>>>
>> Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back here
>> and look at the advice given you in this thread.
>
> Its already bearing fruit. I have found two networks, one in Germany
> and one in Ukraine, where a lot of the **** links are coming from, and
> have already blocked them at the firewall level, so I won't see any more
> from those networks. Statcounter is already revealing to me where these
> *******s are coming from.
>
>
>
>

And if you chase them down, chances are you'll find they are coming from
anonymous proxies.

One non-PhpBB board I manage had a major problem with Spam until we
implemented CAPTCHA. We were getting 200-400 spam posts per hour at
times, and every one of them came from a different IP address. But the
content was always the same.

--
==================
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.

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