[OzzModz] Country Registration Ban 2.2.0 Beta 1

[Sperber]

I’ll have a look as soon as I can.

ozzy, have you been able to solve this? Running into the same error.

 

[Ozzy47]

Honestly I haven’t even looked yet.

 

[Snog]

In the Setup.php file...

Change line 44 from this:

$dataDir = FILE::canonicalizePath(\XF::app()->config('externalDataPath') . '/countryban');

To this:

$dataDir = FILE::canonicalizePath(\XF::app()->config('externalDataPath') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'countryban');

Change line 51 from this:

$cookiefile = $dataDir . '/cloudflare_cookie.txt';

To this:

$cookiefile = $dataDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'cloudflare_cookie.txt';

That should fix the problem.

EDIT: The same changes need to be made in the Snog\CountryBan\Cron\Maxmind.php file.

 

[Ozzy47]

This addon may actually stop working till I can update it,

Significant Changes to Accessing and Using GeoLite2 Databases

Reasons For Changes MaxMind has always been committed to an individual’s right to privacy on the internet. We welcome the burgeoning privacy regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA, for the benefit they can provide to internet citizens. However, these new legislative measures place restrictions that...

blog.maxmind.com

Starting December 30, 2019, we will be requiring users of our GeoLite2 databases to register for a MaxMind account and obtain a license key in order to download GeoLite2 databases.

Thanks to the GDPR and CCPA!!!

 

[Ozzy47]

This resource has been removed and is no longer available.

 

[Ozzy47]

Addon no longer works due to GDPR and CCPA! It would require a significant rewrite.

Significant Changes to Accessing and Using GeoLite2 Databases

Reasons For Changes MaxMind has always been committed to an individual’s right to privacy on the internet. We welcome the burgeoning privacy regulations, such as GDPR and CCPA, for the benefit they can provide to internet citizens. However, these new legislative measures place restrictions that...

blog.maxmind.com

 

[djbaxter]

 

[Ozzy47]

I agree, thanks to big brother.

 

[Ozzy47]

For those interested:

The update of the MaxMind database is controlled by a cron, “ Updates MaxMind database for the Country registration ban add-on”

Disabling that should ensure the addon continues to work as is in its current state.

 

[Ozzy47]

ozzy47 updated Country Registration Ban with a new update entry:

Country Registration Ban for XenForo 2.1+ Update 2.1.0

Add - Download of database when MaxMind license key is entered or changed in add-on options
Change - Database update cron task will not run without MaxMind license key
Change - Country detection will not run if MaxMind database hasn't been downloaded
Remove - Download of database from setup routine
Fixed - [E_WARNING] file_put_contents(C:\root\Forums\MyForums\data/countryban/cloudflare_cookie.txt): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in...

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[djbaxter]

I have a Maxmind license key.

Do you need a separate one for every forum? Or can you reuse that key for more than one forum?

 

[Ozzy47]

You can use it for more than one, but I think they limit the amount of requests a month. You can make up to 25 free keys.

 

[Alternadiv]

ozzy47 updated Country Registration Ban with a new update entry:

Country Registration Ban for XenForo 2.1+ Update 2.1.0
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This means you brought it back to life and all should be well now, correct? Does this create an impact on server performance?

 

[Ozzy47]

Yes, the addon works fine, and it don't have any server impact that I am aware of.

 

[Claudio]

ozzy47 updated Country Registration Ban with a new update entry:

Country Registration Ban for XenForo 2.1+ Update 2.1.0



Read the rest of this update entry...

Unfortunately the error happens with the latest version too:

 

[gerryvz]

Hi @Ozzy47 ... does this add-on work OK for XF 2.2?

 

[Ozzy47]

In limited testing there have been no issues reported.

 

[Ozzy47]

Ozzy47 updated Country Registration Ban with a new update entry:

[OzzModz] Country Registration Ban for XenForo 2.1+ Update 2.1.1

Support: XF 2.2
Changed: Addon name to [OzzModz] Country Registration Ban
Added: Support link for addon in the addon list in the ACP.

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[NandorHUN]

Doesnt seem to work?
There's a question like this in the registration part:
"Old versions of our GeoIP Update program use a different license key format. Will this key be used for GeoIP Update? Yes No"

So... Yes or No?

 

[Ozzy47]

IIRC it’s No.