How to Retrieve Users’ IP Address with PHP

Last Updated on Monday, 24 December 2012 10:24 Written by Richi González Sunday, 23 December 2012 12:00

Hello,

In a website I was making, I had a rating system in which votes were by unique IP address. It was very easy to retrieve it, yet there are people that may not know so I share it with all of you.

How to Block IP Addresses from Your Dolphin 7.1 Website

Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 12:00 Written by Mscott Tuesday, 18 December 2012 12:00

Hello and welcome! In today’s blog, I’ll show you how to use the IP blocking functionality built into Dolphin 7.1. We’ll start by logging into the Dolphin admin area. Then select “IP Blacklist” under the “Tools” menu on the left side of the screen.

How to Block IP Addresses on ASP Plans Using Remote IIS Manager

Last Updated on Monday, 17 December 2012 12:00 Written by Victor Gebhardt Monday, 17 December 2012 12:00

Sometimes you may want to block certain people from visiting your site. They may be trying to guess your password or maybe you simply do not want them to have access to your website. On an ASP plan, this can be handled easily via Remote IIS Manager.

First, download and Install IIS Remote Manager. Then, make a remote IIS Management username by use the “Management” tab in your control panel. The tab is located under the website properties of the website you wish to manage. Then connect to your webspace using IIS Remote Manager.

You can read more about installing IIS Remote Manager and connecting here

How to Block IP Addresses on Linux Using .htaccess

Last Updated on Saturday, 15 December 2012 12:01 Written by Victor Gebhardt Saturday, 15 December 2012 12:00

Sometimes you may want to block certain people from visiting your site. They may be trying to guess your password or maybe you simply do not want them to have access to your website. On a Linux plan, this can be handled easily via .htaccess.

In your public_html file should be a file called .htaccess (if there isn’t one, you can simply create an empty file named .htaccess

Open this file in a text editor and at the top of the file insert the following:

How to Change the Elgg System Email Address in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 15 April 2012 06:33 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:00

The system email is the one that Elgg uses to send notifications to your users. It is an important part of Elgg and in this article, I will give you a step by step guide on how to change the system email address in Elgg 1.8:

1.   First sign in as an Admin and go to the Administration Dashboard.