Stopping URL's

I have an existing book. I want to stop future posts from entering in a URL. It is generating too much spam of the adult kind for my family web site. How do I do this?

Thanks
Joe

I had this problem for ages and have adopted a different approach

LET THEM POST !!!

but then do what i did

open template

entry.php

find

$URL

and remove it

now the link to the URL is no longer displayed

Not the ideal solution but it works

Just been experimenting more and have found the code for the entry in the first place

open Template
form.php

find and delete

<tr bgcolor="$VARS[tb_color_1]">
<td width="25%" class="font1"><img src="$GB_PG[base_url]/img/home.gif" width="16" height="16"> $LANG[FormUrl]:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="gb_url" size="42" value="http://" maxlength="45"></td>
</tr>

no more URL entries !!

cool works great. I just tried it.

Anonymous wrote:Just been experimenting more and have found the code for the entry in the first place

open Template
form.php

find and delete

<tr bgcolor="$VARS[tb_color_1]">
<td width="25%" class="font1"><img src="$GB_PG[base_url]/img/home.gif" width="16" height="16"> $LANG[FormUrl]:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="gb_url" size="42" value="http://" maxlength="45"></td>
</tr>

no more URL entries !!

it would be better to comment it out in case you ever needed it to be put back in.
Or at least make a backup of the old one just in case.

- Auron

JTD wrote:cool works great. I just tried it.

Auron wrote:
it would be better to comment it out in case you ever needed it to be put back in.
Or at least make a backup of the old one just in case. Auron

I myself backup my whole server on a daily base's.

Works great! Thanks for the hookup. Wish I had made a backup copy of the server before the hackers hacked my guestbook (v2.2).

Lessened learned. Now we's running 2.3.1

lcars wrote:Works great! Thanks for the hookup. Wish I had made a backup copy of the server before the hackers hacked my guestbook (v2.2). Lessened learned. Now we's running 2.3.1

Here ya go hack mine.

Here is the exploit just incase you dont know it. 'a'='a www.ravenprom.org/guestbook/admin.php/

well since you might still be online, I need to change my background colors, but can't remember the file. Can you help me?

JTD wrote:

lcars wrote:Here ya go hack mine. Here is the exploit just incase you dont know it. 'a'='a www.ravenprom.org/guestbook/admin.php/

nice statement, but that's not the way they're hacking. They are changing the files in the guestbook directory (i.e. ftp.yoursite.com/guestbook)

Yes it is the way they are hacking. If you have GB 2.2 I can change anyfile in it from your admin section.

Ah....now that all makes sense.

Anonymous wrote:Just been experimenting more and have found the code for the entry in the first place

open Template
form.php

find and delete

<tr bgcolor="$VARS[tb_color_1]">
<td width="25%" class="font1"><img src="$GB_PG[base_url]/img/home.gif" width="16" height="16"> $LANG[FormUrl]:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="gb_url" size="42" value="http://" maxlength="45"></td>
</tr>

no more URL entries !!

OK Well the above suggestion of mine did work for a while now i need an explanation
There is no way for someone to enter the URL ont the sign guestbook form and no way of displaying it , so how am i getting URL entered? they must either go straight to the database or be using their own form

Have had 4 URLS appear
http://www.gifs-clipart-smiley.de
http://www.sms-sprueche.de.be
http://www.fun-spass-game.de.ms
http://www.mega-spass.com

Have seen these before, ok my guests dont see them but its a pain, the only thing i can think of now is find all references to the URL field in the database and comment out, also then delete the field itself, or just rename it in the table and files

Best suggestions please

Isn't there like gb code so that they can put images in their posts?

I think there was a problem with the gb that it some how allowed
links or javascript or something. I think there was a post about it
from Jared a long time ago.

_ Auron