Time limit between searches?

[mdb]

Hey guys,
Is there a way to make a countdown so to speak to prevent a user from searching? Like for example 10 seconds between searches?

Cheers!

[Sama34]

Is not there a settings for this within MyBB? Pretty sure it does... try under server configurations or similar.

[mdb]

Oh sorry I didn't mean for mybb's thread searches, but for a seperate query i'm adding.

I found this on the internet but am a little confused by it:

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session_start() if(isset($_SESSION['ip']) && $_SESSION['last_search'] + 30 < time()) die('too early'); $_SESSION['last_search'] = time(); $_SESSION['ip'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; // store the message

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Could someone explain to me if that's the method I would use to store a persons last search time, and also how I could use that to add a check using that method for if a person made a search within the last 30 seconds, and if they did itll echo them some message, if not they can continue?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

It's a function that you need to analyse and determine the solution for.
Ultimately you need some mechanism for:

1. tracking people
2. determining their last search time
3. throwing an error if you find they've committed a search not long ago
   

[mdb]

Thanks Zinga,

I tried this:

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$limit = 10; session_start(); if (isset($_SESSION['ip']) && $_SESSION['last_search'] + $limit < time()) { $nosearch = "Please wait {$limit} seconds between searches"; } else { $_SESSION['last_search'] = time(); $_SESSION['ip'] = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; while($banres = mysql_fetch_array( $data )) { // fetching sql data } }

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However I can't figure out what is wrong with this code. It is basically ignoring my first if statement and always returning $nosearch as well going through my while loop, Can you spot what i'm doing wrong?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Both code paths will never be executed.
Perhaps check this condition

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$_SESSION['last_search'] + $limit < time()

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[mdb]

(08-02-2012 11:23 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  Both code paths will never be executed.
Perhaps check this condition

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$_SESSION['last_search'] + $limit < time()

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Hmm, this really has me stumped.
As far as i'm aware the first time the user searches, the if statement should return false since $_SESSION['ip'] isn't set yet, so it should skip to the else statement and record the current time of the search. The 2nd time they try to search, the $_SESSION['ip'] var should be set, and then it should check if the recorded time of the first search + 10 seconds is greater than the current time. Obviously that can't be correct or it would work but... how is it wrong? haha

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

(08-03-2012 04:02 AM)mdb Wrote:  is greater than

And what's the greater than symbol again?

[mdb]

(08-03-2012 07:49 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  And what's the greater than symbol again?

I hate me... haha

Thanks matie!