Banning A Referrer
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If you’re tired of getting spammed from a single referrer, rejoice. There’s no need to take it, and implementing a ban for a referrer is as easy as pie. That is, if you’re using mod_rewrite.
If you are using mod_rewrite, then you simply add a rule to your .htaccess files as follows:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} offender\.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F]
Merely replace the “offender” with the actual domain name of the offending website. Any referrer from that website will now get a 403 Forbiden message.
Problem solved.
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