Mandatory information about my setup:
Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: J2.5.7
PHP version: 5.3.15
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Admin Tools version: 2.3.2
Description of my issue:
In the "Basic Security" section of .htaccess Maker I would like to know if it's OK to add a more complete list of unwanted bandwidth/hacking agents/bots to add and block in that section? For example, when I hosted on HostGator they had this knowledgebase article with a very long list of agents/bots to block in the .htaccess file:
http://support.hostgator.com/articles/specialized-help/technical/apache-htaccess/user-agent-blocks-mainly-for-bots
1) Can you tell me if it's OK to add a long list like that of agents/bots to block?
2) If yes, then can you give me a few examples from that list of how I should enter them into the Basic Security box of .htaccess Maker so they are entered and blocked correctly?
3) This question is unrelated to 1 and 2: I have a test site setup which is a clone of my live site. What's the best way to setup AT Pro so only I can browse the test site URLs? I don't want the test site URLs to be crawled by search engines or bots. Do I just select all the GeoBlock choices and put my IP address in the Admin IP Whitelist section?
Thanks for any advice!
Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: J2.5.7
PHP version: 5.3.15
MySQL version: (unknown)
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Admin Tools version: 2.3.2
Description of my issue:
In the "Basic Security" section of .htaccess Maker I would like to know if it's OK to add a more complete list of unwanted bandwidth/hacking agents/bots to add and block in that section? For example, when I hosted on HostGator they had this knowledgebase article with a very long list of agents/bots to block in the .htaccess file:
http://support.hostgator.com/articles/specialized-help/technical/apache-htaccess/user-agent-blocks-mainly-for-bots
1) Can you tell me if it's OK to add a long list like that of agents/bots to block?
2) If yes, then can you give me a few examples from that list of how I should enter them into the Basic Security box of .htaccess Maker so they are entered and blocked correctly?
3) This question is unrelated to 1 and 2: I have a test site setup which is a clone of my live site. What's the best way to setup AT Pro so only I can browse the test site URLs? I don't want the test site URLs to be crawled by search engines or bots. Do I just select all the GeoBlock choices and put my IP address in the Admin IP Whitelist section?
Thanks for any advice!
