Need a script to prevent...

I need a script to prevent my site from being displayed on an autosurf rotator site or any other type of traffic exchange.

I tried sending a redirect in the .htaccess file to a 301, but it has not worked.


What can I do?

 

Is this code correct and will it work?

<?php
$d = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
if($d=="autosurf.com")
{
// block it
}
?>

 

HTTP_REFERER is sent by the browser, and can be easily modified or disabled. I could guess that this rotator site won't send a referer at all, so people don't block it. However, it's worth a try:

if (preg_match('/autosurf\.com/', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']))
{
     exit();
}

PHP:

 

Where would I install this file in a forum?

I'm hosting a forum with vbulletin software.

 

What does preg_match do in php code?

 

Tony ... go to your browser

type :

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c
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m

then in the search field type : preg_match

then "i'm feeeeling lucky"

you will get your answer ...

 

Hmmmmm.....ok.

Thanks..lol.

 

Wow, I found what it means and what it does. Thanks a lot. This forum is amazing.

This means a lot to me.

Thank you!

Now one more thing.

Using vbulletin software to host a forum, how would I write this code to function in the vb templates?

Or,

Should this code be inserted into a file in the forum root folder?

 

It's better you don't touch VB's source code, search for vBulletin hook system.

 

What is it about the hook system that is different and might help me here?

 

Hello everyone! I have some great news. I found the code that I was after, tested it and it worked!

Thanks a lot to all of you who helped me out.

I really appreciate it.