[RC1] reCAPTCHA MOD

[REAgentForeclosures]

MOD Title: reCAPTCHA MOD
MOD Description: This MOD replaces phpBB's CAPTCHA with the much stronger reCAPTCHA.
MOD Version: v1.0.1

I built this MOD based upon the patch files found here: http://recaptcha.net/plugins/phpbb/ (v1.8 used to make this MOD)

DIY Instructions

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***DO THIS PRIOR TO INSTALL***
You will need to obtain reCAPTCHA API keys (http://recaptcha.net/api/getkey)
and place the API keys in the required fields below on lines 94 & 95:
$recaptcha_public_key = '';  // You need to put your public key here
$recaptcha_private_key = ''; // You need to put your private key here
***DO THIS PRIOR TO INSTALL***

Screenshot:
(click to view larger)

Demonstration: http://recaptcha.net/learnmore.html

View/Download:
http://www.ChrisRutter.com/phpBB/reCAPTCHA.zip

Files Included:

• reCAPTCHA.mod - The actual mod file (v1.0.1)
• recaptchalib.php - Modified version of reCAPTCHA's php library v1.8 obtained from: http://recaptcha.net/plugins/phpbb/

Revision History:

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## MOD History:
##   2007-10-30 - Version 1.0.1
##              - Updated DIY INSTRUCTIONS
##              - Minor Tweaks to make the MOD smaller/efficient
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##   2007-10-29 - Version 1.0.0
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##   2007-10-29 - Version 0.0.2
##              - Security Fixes (reCAPTCHA.mod)
##              - Security and xHTML Fixes (recaptchalib.php)
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##   2007-10-29 - Version 0.0.1

Comments:
I tested this in EasyMOD v0.3.0, and it worked flawlessly.
I must say however this is my first MOD creation, so take it easy on me if it doesn't work for you.

Getting Support for this MOD

1. Ask any questions relating to this MOD directly in this topic; please don't PM me.
2. If you receive an error, please post the error.
3. If the error points to a specific line in a file, please post the code on that line with around 10 lines on either side of it (if the error is on line 30, post lines 20-40).
4. If you post code, please use the [code] bbcode tags.

[REAgentForeclosures]

I believe this MOD will do wonders in stopping SPAM-BOT's right in their tracks. It uses the reCAPTCHA API to create a very difficult CAPTCHA verification for SPAM-BOT's to break. While at the same time helps the world by "Digitizing Books One Word at a Time".

Not only do you have image verification but reCAPTCHA also provides an audio challenge for the visually impaired.

Ok, it's ready for prime time... I've done my testing, and I've submitted it to the MOD-DB, and if all goes well, it should be "officially approved" soon.

Good-Luck getting by this one SPAM-BOTs

Let me know what you think: any/all feedback will be much appreciated

[REAgentForeclosures]

Now available for Guest Posts too : viewtopic.php?f=16&t=588297

[battye]

Hello,

Please edit your topic title with a prefix as outlined in Modifications Development Forum Rules, section 3.a. This will allow people to see the development status of your modification at a glance.

Thank you,
The phpBB Modifications Team

[REAgentForeclosures]

Hello,

Please edit your topic title with a prefix as outlined in Modifications Development Forum Rules, section 3.a. This will allow people to see the development status of your modification at a glance.

Thank you,
The phpBB Modifications Team

Fixed

[Riamus]

Installation went smoothly. We'll see how well this works on a board that receives ~10 new bot registrations per day. I'm betting it will work better than the default catchpa. Good work.

[REAgentForeclosures]

Thanks for the feedback Riamus,
Please keep us posted on your SPAM registrations (or lack thereof ) since installation.
Thanks again,
-Chris

[cavallino]

yes Riamus, please keep us up to date on how many spam registrations (if any ) you're getting this week with your brand new reCAPTCHA installation........

[REAgentForeclosures]

Installation went smoothly. We'll see how well this works on a board that receives ~10 new bot registrations per day. I'm betting it will work better than the default catchpa. Good work.

Hows it working out for you Riamus ?
Any updates?

[Hyenna]

I think you deserve an update from me. I have installed this mod on two different forums one that was receiving 2-3 bots per day and one that was receiving 11-12 bots per day. They have both been bot free for 4 days now so thank you very much!

David

[libsyn]

Hi, We're running phpbb v 2.0.22 with the chunkstyle theme. I've followed all the steps in the mod (ive also tried it from the recaptcha website) and both times i was unable to get the recaptcha to display in the registration form. the thing i can think of that's going wrong is in the templates folder. In our profile_add_body.tpl file we have the following

<!-- Visual Confirmation -->
<!-- BEGIN switch_confirm -->
<tr>
<td class="colour1" colspan="2" align="center">{L_CONFIRM_CODE_IMPAIRED}<br /><br />{CONFIRM_IMG}<br /><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="colour1">{L_CONFIRM_CODE}: * <br />{L_CONFIRM_CODE_EXPLAIN}</td>
<td class="colour2" style="border-left:1px solid #656B78;"><input type="text" class="singline" style="width: 200px" name="confirm_code" size="6" maxlength="6" value="" /></td>
</tr>
<!-- END switch_confirm -->

Which i replaced with the code in the patch, with no success. if anyone could help, thanks,


Kevin

[REAgentForeclosures]

I think you deserve an update from me. I have installed this mod on two different forums one that was receiving 2-3 bots per day and one that was receiving 11-12 bots per day. They have both been bot free for 4 days now so thank you very much!

David

Thanks for the update David, glad it worked for ya, keep us posted if/when you get a bot reg or post, I have had 0 so far

[REAgentForeclosures]

Hi, We're running phpbb v 2.0.22 with the chunkstyle theme. I've followed all the steps in the mod (ive also tried it from the recaptcha website) and both times i was unable to get the recaptcha to display in the registration form. the thing i can think of that's going wrong is in the templates folder. In our profile_add_body.tpl file we have the following
[REMOVED]
Which i replaced with the code in the patch, with no success. if anyone could help, thanks,
Kevin

Hi Kevin,
Did you try using EasyMOD to install the mod? (it makes life easier )

My "profile_add_body.tpl" file looks like this:

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   <!-- Visual Confirmation -->
   <!-- BEGIN switch_confirm -->
   <tr>
     <td class="row1"><span class="gen">{L_CONFIRM_CODE}: * </span></td>
     <td class="row2">{RECAPTCHA_CODE}</td>
   </tr>
   <!-- END switch_confirm -->

To further diagnose the problem, Can you please post the full contents of the following files:

• includes/usercp_register.php
• templates/subSilver/profile_add_body.tp

Please remember to put [code] tags around the code and not [quote] tags
-Chris

[REAgentForeclosures]

This mod is now posted on the official reCAPTCHA website:

We recommend that you use the reCAPTCHA phpBB MOD to install reCAPTCHA. There are two mods available, one for registration and one for guest posts.

[_NARC_]

I registered just so I could say thanks for this mod. It has reduced my Bot registrations from 5-6 per day, to ZERO. I've got a board created for my PTA, and it was very important that I clean up these bot registrations immediately, and I had to change my activation to Administrator registration, because if I didn't I would get horrible SPAM posts.

Now I have changed it back to email validation, and have cleaned up not 1 single false registration.

THANK YOU!