[RC] Filter by country - version 1.0.6

[MarkDHamill]

One thing I could do on your issue is to check the return value of rmdir and unlink. If they can't delete files and folders, some action should be taken. I think that was the case: the permissions weren't there so it couldn't complete the tasks.

[</Solidjeuh>]

I'm guessing it's an issue updating your database. Make sure the permission is the /store and the /store/phpbbservice/filterbycountry folders are 777. You can try just deleting the folder. It should get recreated.

It's strange, I CHMODDED the folder and all files inside to 0777, but not of my cronjobs would start. They all stayed in "queue". Disabled the ext, and they started again.

[MarkDHamill]

What do people think about capturing more statistical information? I'm thinking that the phpbb_fbc_stats table could be expanded to capture the IP, page requested and user agent string of those restricted. In addition, the report could be expanded so the country name becomes a link and if you click on the link you can see a list this information. This would make for a much bigger table but it would provide "drill down" details.

Right now, the log can be cleared entirely but not partially. It might be useful to have a function that clears the log for periods, like say retain the last two weeks, or specify a block of time to keep in the log.

[MarkDHamill]

Version 1.0.4 is now released. This is a release candidate.

Changes since 1.0.3 include:

• Statistics table uses ID and HEADER attributes for improved accessibility
• Country flags are shown in the report
• Improved logic for downloading and updating the MaxMind country codes database. Hopefully it addresses the issues noted by a tester.
• Fixes the encoding bug with country names containing special characters. Thanks EA117 for the solution!

There are three language changes. See the list of changes for changes needed.

I probably won't be adding any additional features but if you think more are needed speak up soon before it goes up for formal review.

For downloads, see the first post.

[Hartenheer]

Will follow this very interesting extension.
And start using it when it is stable.

Why is it marked as RC if it is not yet stable?

[MarkDHamill]

What instability are you noticing? I haven't noticed any in my testing.

[Hartenheer]

What instability are you noticing? I haven't noticed any in my testing.

Because this line is on the first page, I don't dare to use it on a running forum

Being an alpha extension, it should not be used on a production board. Take it for a test drive and let me know if it's working correctly and suggestions for improvement

[MarkDHamill]

Thanks. With every new version, I must edit the first post. I missed this and removed it from the first post.

[Hartenheer]

Thanks. With every new version, I must edit the first post. I missed this and removed it from the first post.

Thank you for your answer, I will try to set it up

Then you have less chance of Russian spammers

[janus_zonstraal]

What about search bots, I assume that the are blocked and you have to give there country access?

[janus_zonstraal]

en uw land is Spanja

Dutch translation error "Spanja" must be "Spanje"

[MarkDHamill]

What about search bots, I assume that the are blocked and you have to give there country access?

If the search engine's IP is associated with a blocked country, it would just get the blocked message shown on the first post. Not much to index there. It's not hard to masquerade as a search engine so really there's no way to let them selectively in.

[MarkDHamill]

en uw land is Spanja

Dutch translation error "Spanja" must be "Spanje"

Might want to do a pull request here:

https://github.com/Solidjeuh/filterbyco ... common.php

[</Solidjeuh>]

Might want to do a pull request here:

Dutch translation error "Spanja" must be "Spanje"

I fixed the NL translation, and updated to latest version.
https://github.com/Solidjeuh/filterbycountry

[MarkDHamill]

Thanks!