W Webdude New Member May 21, 2008 #1 How do I stop a website from sending people to mine? By this I mean if someone clicked a link to my website from another how do I stop them connecting to my site? Would banning the websites IP work?
How do I stop a website from sending people to mine? By this I mean if someone clicked a link to my website from another how do I stop them connecting to my site? Would banning the websites IP work?
G Gh0st New Member May 21, 2008 #2 Well, I think banning the user's IP or protecting your forum folder with a password should help. There should be someway to redirect any IP to another website or something...
Well, I think banning the user's IP or protecting your forum folder with a password should help. There should be someway to redirect any IP to another website or something...
S serbaut New Member May 21, 2008 #3 It doesn't work to ban the websites IP since you will only see the users IP. You need to check the referer header. Google for "ban htaccess referer" or "ban vbulletin referer". And yes, it is spelled "referer" in the http world.
It doesn't work to ban the websites IP since you will only see the users IP. You need to check the referer header. Google for "ban htaccess referer" or "ban vbulletin referer". And yes, it is spelled "referer" in the http world.
