Comments on: How to Stop Spam On phpBB Forums http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/ The Ramblings of a Freelance Software Developer Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:59:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sean http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6812 Sean Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:11:16 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6812 3.0.2 does have captcha as already established it doesnt work! hence this series of posts. Or am i wrong. I have had visual confirmation enabled since i first start my forum and now i get around 30 or more spammers registering every day! Is it possible to use this is php3.0 ? as i am getting pretty cheesed off with these numpties. 3.0.2 does have captcha as already established it doesnt work! hence this series of posts. Or am i wrong. I have had visual confirmation enabled since i first start my forum and now i get around 30 or more spammers registering every day! Is it possible to use this is php3.0 ? as i am getting pretty cheesed off with these numpties.

]]> By: scott http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6811 scott Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:34:02 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6811 i have put the first part of the fix in and it works however i’m having problems getting the second part working. i saved a copy of the “includes/usercp_register.php” as “includes/usercp_registerold.php” so that i always have the original code to go back to but all the things i’ve tried with the “includes/usercp_register.php” continue to give me an error when i try to go do a test registration. this is what im getting: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘>’ in /mnt/w0602/d09/s48/b02c4332/www/mineralareamusic.com/forum/includes/usercp_register.php on line 278 I’ve seen some other people on the forum having the same or similar problems but i havent really found the answer to how to fix it. thanks a load in advance. Scott i have put the first part of the fix in and it works however i’m having problems getting the second part working. i saved a copy of the “includes/usercp_register.php” as “includes/usercp_registerold.php” so that i always have the original code to go back to but all the things i’ve tried with the “includes/usercp_register.php” continue to give me an error when i try to go do a test registration. this is what im getting: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘>’ in /mnt/w0602/d09/s48/b02c4332/www/mineralareamusic.com/forum/includes/usercp_register.php on line 278
I’ve seen some other people on the forum having the same or similar problems but i havent really found the answer to how to fix it.

thanks a load in advance.
Scott

]]> By: scott http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6810 scott Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:18:26 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6810 i have put the first part of the fix in and it works however i'm having problems getting the second part working. i saved a copy of the "includes/usercp_register.php" as "includes/usercp_registerold.php" so that i always have the original code to go back to but all the things i've tried with the "includes/usercp_register.php" continue to give me an error when i try to go do a test registration. this is what im getting: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '>' in /mnt/w0602/d09/s48/b02c4332/www/mineralareamusic.com/forum/includes/usercp_register.php on line 278 I've seen some other people on the forum having the same or similar problems but i havent really found the answer to how to fix it. thanks a load in advance. Scott i have put the first part of the fix in and it works however i’m having problems getting the second part working. i saved a copy of the “includes/usercp_register.php” as “includes/usercp_registerold.php” so that i always have the original code to go back to but all the things i’ve tried with the “includes/usercp_register.php” continue to give me an error when i try to go do a test registration. this is what im getting: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘>’ in /mnt/w0602/d09/s48/b02c4332/www/mineralareamusic.com/forum/includes/usercp_register.php on line 278
I’ve seen some other people on the forum having the same or similar problems but i havent really found the answer to how to fix it.

thanks a load in advance.
Scott

]]> By: Raymond Day http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6808 Raymond Day Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:15:50 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6808 3.0.2 does have a built in checker. Got to: Administration Control Panel Then the “General” tab at the top. On the left side under "BOARD CONFIGURATION" click on "Visual confirmation settings" Make sure the Enable visual confirmation for registrations and guest postings are clicked on to "Enabled" and save. I did this a wile ago and have got no spam yet. -Raymond Day 3.0.2 does have a built in checker. Got to:

Administration Control Panel

Then the “General” tab at the top.

On the left side under “BOARD CONFIGURATION” click on “Visual confirmation settings”

Make sure the Enable visual confirmation for registrations and guest postings are clicked on to “Enabled” and save.

I did this a wile ago and have got no spam yet.

-Raymond Day

]]> By: Sandor http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6807 Sandor Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:34:16 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6807 This MOD is great. No registrations from bots since.... THANKS!!! This MOD is great. No registrations from bots since…. THANKS!!!

]]> By: Raymond Day http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6806 Raymond Day Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:21:56 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6806 I updated to phpBB 3.0.2 and now can't do this because it don't have a usercp_register.php in it. I thought the update my have somthing like this all ready. But after a long time I am getting spam on my phpBB board again now. Is there something like this for phpBB 3.0.2 ? -Raymond Day I updated to phpBB 3.0.2 and now can’t do this because it don’t have a usercp_register.php in it.

I thought the update my have somthing like this all ready. But after a long time I am getting spam on my phpBB board again now.

Is there something like this for phpBB 3.0.2 ?

-Raymond Day

]]> By: ConferenceRivals http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6805 ConferenceRivals Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:37:59 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6805 Anyone get this error? Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/crivals/public_html/smacktalk/includes/usercp_register.php on line 283 Anyone get this error?

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/crivals/public_html/smacktalk/includes/usercp_register.php on line 283

]]> By: Levi http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6803 Levi Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:58:26 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6803 hey ive installed the script just like you said but all i seem to get is a blank page when i click my link to register. any idea why? cheers hey ive installed the script just like you said but all i seem to get is a blank page when i click my link to register. any idea why?

cheers

]]> By: Pacific http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6802 Pacific Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:55:05 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6802 I applied the spam list in batches of 500 or 600 as the server took over 30 seconds to accept higher numbers than that. There are about 5000 IP address in that list. Thank you for offering it. However, it didn't seem to put a dint in the spam I receive. Spammers are making comments withuot signing up as a member, I have the setting set to 'members only' can make a comment. I applied the spam list in batches of 500 or 600 as the server took over 30 seconds to accept higher numbers than that.

There are about 5000 IP address in that list. Thank you for offering it.

However, it didn’t seem to put a dint in the spam I receive. Spammers are making comments withuot signing up as a member, I have the setting set to ‘members only’ can make a comment.

]]> By: AlexTrufant http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6801 AlexTrufant Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:42:31 +0000 http://www.thesamet.com/blog/2006/12/21/fighting-spam-on-phpbb-forums/#comment-6801 Hello everyone, First step is great but second step results in: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /var/www/html/phpbb/includes/usercp_register.php on line 279 Line 279 is the following: if ($board_config['enable_confirm'] && $mode == 'register') Please help Thanks in advance the code: $error_msg .= ( ( isset($error_msg) ) ? '' : '' ) . $lang['Fields_empty']; }; if (!isset($_POST[‘math_question’]) || $_POST[‘math_question’] != ‘7') { $error = TRUE; $error_msg .= (isset($error_msg) ? ‘’ : ”) . "Incorrect answer to the mathematical question…"; } } if ($board_config['enable_confirm'] && $mode == 'register') { if (empty($HTTP_POST_VARS['confirm_id'])) { $error = TRUE; Hello everyone,

First step is great but second step results in:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /var/www/html/phpbb/includes/usercp_register.php on line 279

Line 279 is the following:
if ($board_config['enable_confirm'] && $mode == ‘register’)

Please help

Thanks in advance

the code:

$error_msg .= ( ( isset($error_msg) ) ? ” : ” ) . $lang['Fields_empty'];
};

if (!isset($_POST[‘math_question’]) || $_POST[‘math_question’] != ‘7′) {
$error = TRUE;
$error_msg .= (isset($error_msg) ? ‘’ : ”) . “Incorrect answer to the mathematical question…”;
}
}

if ($board_config['enable_confirm'] && $mode == ‘register’)
{
if (empty($HTTP_POST_VARS['confirm_id']))
{
$error = TRUE;

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