How to install .htacess file

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    I got this email from my affiliate provider:


    Dear sir,
    There were 20.5% (of total clicks) clicks from the subnetwork 64.255.* registered at your Account for the last 7 days.
    These are most likely bots. We advise you to close that IP for your feeds in order to improve the quality of your traffic as well as to prevent any further difficulties with your account.

    How to deal with that problem?
    If you use XML feed, it will be enough for your feed domain root to have .htaccess file with the following contents:

    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from All
    Deny from 64.255


    If you use our graphics feed, you will need to forward your traffic through your own domain and place .htaccess file, including the contents listed above, in your domain root. You can find a manual on how to work with graphic feed through your own domain in the Graphics feed menu section.
    If you use JavaScript feed, you will need to have a click script installed at your own domain and all your traffic forwarded through it. Your domain root should also have .htaccess, including the contents listed above, as well.


    pleas what do i do?
     
    trimchic, Feb 17, 2011 IP
  2. CubeFire.com

    CubeFire.com Peon

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    trimchic,

    there are a number of ways to create an .htaccess file. If it where me, I would go into my web hosting control panel (cPanel, Plesk etc...) and then into the File Manager and create a new file named .htaccess which you will edit and add the necessary functions to.

    Here is an article you may find helpful regarding the Order, Allow, Deny functions your affiliate manager is talking about.

    http://www.maxi-pedia.com/Order+allow+deny

    Good luck.
     
    CubeFire.com, Feb 18, 2011 IP
  3. trimchic

    trimchic Active Member

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    I have no access to blogger servers so can't upload. Is there a workaround?
     
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    chanif.alfath Active Member

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    i'm sorry trimchic,
    but you must have an access to file manager to create a .htaccess file..
    maybe you can to your server,
    and ask them to create a .htaccess for you,
    that you can edit :)

    good luck.
     
    chanif.alfath, Feb 18, 2011 IP
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    trimchic Active Member

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    thanks everyone. i have decided to migrate to wordpress. thanks
     
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    AtSeaDesign Active Member

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    migrating to wordpress will not block IP's. Can you gain access to your home directory? You can create an .htaccess file with notepad and add a few lines to block this stuff.

    I was getting bombarded with requests from India so I blocked a list of Indian IP's and that cleaned up my spam.

    Is this happening with a form? I had an issue a few years back with Russian and Chinese bots. Simply adding xx.xx.* won't work as they are simply hiding their IP's. Implement CAPTCHA and that should solve your form issues.
     
    AtSeaDesign, Feb 18, 2011 IP