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#1 2017-10-31 5:34 pm

amstel78
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phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

Receive the following error message:

string(130) "http://www.stopforumspam.com/add.php?us ... ukywvpxbd9" string(5585) "
Please enable cookies.

<rest of text snipped>

Cloudflare Ray ID: 3b602df9f5fc5a62 • Your IP: 66.96.183.13 • Performance & security by Cloudflare

Using my API key, I can manually ban users directly through the SFS website.  RmcGirr83 who helped me with testing issues with SFS extension also tried to assist with the above issue, but could not resolve.  Before I contact iPower, he mentioned it may have something to do with iPower and Cloudflare.

I'm not quite sure where RmCGirr83 saw the above message when testing on my forums, but whenever I attempt to Ban Hammer someone with the option to submit data to SFS, the error I see is the following:

There was an error(s) banning this user
Adding user to the Stop Forum Spam database failed.

Before I reach out to iPower, can anyone else here suggest possible issues and remedies?

Thank you!

Last edited by amstel78 (2017-10-31 5:40 pm)

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#2 2017-10-31 10:11 pm

NeoFox
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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

My initial guess is that either your own ip that you're submitting from is on the blocklist (pedigree can confirmed I've banned myself a few times in the past lol), or maybe something isn't escaping properly in the report itself.

I'd try to print_r or var_dump what's actually being submitted.

 string(130) "http://www.stopforumspam.com/add.php?us ... ukywvpxbd9" string(5585) "

Notice the two seperate string references. Maybe a place to start lookin'.

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#3 2017-10-31 11:39 pm

amstel78
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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

BlueSage wrote:

I'd try to print_r or var_dump what's actually being submitted.

Not familiar with either command; I'll research this.  Thanks for the info.

As for my domain's IP, I don't believe it's blacklisted.  Checked the DB several times here.

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#4 2017-11-01 8:56 pm

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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

amstel78 wrote:

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Whatever function or variable the stopforum.com website is using, that's what you want to "echo" out.

For example on one of my honeypots:

$sfs = [all that sexy code]
# with proper 3 spaces for tabs!

wink

Then I would print_r($sfs) or var_dump($sfs) to see what exactly is being sent out. Whenever I do this, I always do it in the form of

echo 'the var is: '.var_dump($sfs);

as an example.

Last edited by NeoFox (2017-11-01 8:57 pm)

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#5 2017-11-07 11:54 am

pedigree
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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

the add page has cloudflare protection but its set low.  something must have really triggered a high score for it throw up a challenge

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#6 2017-11-07 2:56 pm

amstel78
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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

My site is running through Cloudflare.  Would that have anything to do with it?

Unfortunately have not had a chance to pull the logs or try other tests due to real life work, family, and what not.

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#7 2017-11-07 3:15 pm

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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

Have you read this ? :  Are you using CloudFlare? Please read!


There are also some links in the thread where you can get more details.
Thanks

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#8 2017-11-07 4:10 pm

amstel78
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Re: phpBB 3.2 with Ban Hammer extension not sending data to SFS

Thanks. I read that link.  My site is correctly configured with an additional extension that translates all IPs routed through CloudFlare to my forum into the correct and actual user's IP address.  Tested this and confirms it's working.  Checked every person I've attempted to banhammer and their IP addresses are not part of any of CF's IP range.

What I'm experiencing is some sort of communications issue between my forum and SFS database where whenever I attempt to Ban Hammer someone, the extension replies with "There was an error(s) banning this user.
Adding user to the Stop Forum Spam database failed."

Last edited by amstel78 (2017-11-07 4:15 pm)

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