Can I block visitors to my site by I.P. address?

[Duck Man]

I've got a lot of people trying to use stolen credit cards in my online store. I'm not actually processing any orders, but it's really annoying. Sometimes I get dozens of attempts in a day. I have all of the I.P. addresses of the theives and it seems like it's actually only a couple individuals.

Anyway to block them from viewing my site?

[Bob]

Hello,

You would be able to block specific IP addresses from your web site using .htaccess. Similar to below.
AuthName "Country access blocked"
AuthType Basic
<Limit GET POST>
order allow,deny
allow from all

deny from XX.XXX.XX.XXX

</Limit>

More about .htaccess may be viewed here:
http://www.aota.net/htaccess/index.php4
As well as these Community Forum Posts:
http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=70665
http://www.aota.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=67521

In addition you may be interested in some of the following resources we have come across:
http://www.antifraud.com/ipcheck.htm
http://www.cardcops.com/
http://merchant911.org/
http://chargebackprevention.com/

Hope this helps,
Bob

- Not a big deal till it's your card :fire: -

[Duck Man]

Thanks Bob!

It has happened to my card, and although it was a hassle, I wasn't liable for any of the fraudulent charges.

[Duck Man]

Excellent! I blocked my own IP and it worked like a charm.

I wish I knew about this earlier!

Thank you!

[Bob]

Glad to have been able to help :QTFQuest:

Enjoy,
Bob