Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/03/07 12:34

Chilly8 wrote:
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>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>>> Chilly8 wrote:
>>>>> How to I change the HTML portiion of a PHP script? I want to modify
>>>>> the HTML portion of phpBB, and the code in there to have StatCounter
>>>>> record hits to that part of my web site. I already have the main web
>>>>> site logged with StatCounter, but I would like to be able to modify
>>>>> the HTML portion of PHP scripts for WikiMedia and phpBB, so
>>>>> I can have those logged by phpBB as well
>>>>>
>>>>> I can see the HTML portion when I ask for the source in my
>>>>> browser, but I cannot find the place in any of the PHP scripts
>>>>> to change the HTML portion of the code
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> You need to ask in the PhpBB support forums, not here. It's more
>>>> complicated than just changing text files.
>>> I have figured out one way to do it, which works with ANY
>>> PHP page. Just load it into your browser, select the option
>>> for viewing the source, and then save that as an index.htm or
>>> index.html page, then have the web crawlers crawl that
>>> instead of the php file. I have so far gotten this to work with
>>> my phpBB and Wiki pages, then just change the redirects
>>> on my domain to take users to the HTML-translated
>>> version of the page. Then you can put in things like
>>> Statcounter, or banner ads into WikiMedia, PhpBB,
>>> VBulletin, or anything else. Now, you will need to have
>>> the original php version, so that users can login. If the
>>> index.php file has been erased or renamed, a user will
>>> not be able to log on, but if anyone else asks about this,
>>> that is how you do it. Log off and delete all cookies. Go
>>> back to the main page, open the source in your browser,
>>> and then save the HTML-translated page, then submit
>>> the HTML version of hte page to Google and Yahoo
>>> so that users get directed to that, instead of the PHP
>>> version of the page.
>>>
>>>
>> And pretty soon you'll figure out why that doesn't work.
>
> Its so far worked for me. Just have the original PHP version
> of the page, so that users can log in, if logins are required.
>

Keep it up. You'll find why it doesn't work. Then you can come back
here and look at the advice given you in this thread.

> I am having problems with people registering usernames,
> putting porn links in their profiles, and the dissappearing
> and never coming back. phpBB does not have logging
> capabilities, and I need to know where these users are
> coming from, so I can block them. Firewall logs only
> say there was a hit to port 80, and do not say which
> parts of my web site were accessed. By directing users
> to the HTML translated-page, I can log it on StatCounter,
> and find out where these people are coming from and
> block them, just as soon as the Yahoo and Google
> web crawlers update their links so that users start
> coming through the HTML-translated page instead
> of the php page.
>
>
>

Which will do you little good. Most come through anonymous proxies or
compromised machines.

And get yourself a real log analyzer. It will give you all the
information without adding code to your pages.

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