Limit form submissions to X amount of tries

[Dave96]

Hi all,

I'd like to limit a form submission to X amount of tries but I'm unsure on how to go on with this.

For example, a form is submited but it throws an error. I'd like that if the error is thrown 3 times than it would give a message and disable the form.

Best way to explain this is with a credit card form. Disable the form after 3 tries to avoid fraudsters "testing" their stolen cards.

I will really appreciate any sort of answer!

Thanks

[shocker-z]

You could use sessions or IP address and then basicaly when the error is generated also add to a errors table and just add either session and do a count each time, and then on 3rd attempt it adds the ipaddress to a banned user list else you could just use the IPaddress and once it see's it 3 times in the list it's classed as blocked. and set a time/date so you can block for a certain period.

[Dave96]

Thanks shocker

I'd like to know if there's a way of doing this without any database (since the form doesn't use any)?

[redarrow]

[!--quoteo(post=358663:date=Mar 26 2006, 09:44 PM:name=Dave96)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Dave96 @ Mar 26 2006, 09:44 PM) [snapback]358663[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]
Thanks shocker

I'd like to know if there's a way of doing this without any database (since the form doesn't use any)?
[/quote]

If the user is in website that they goto loginto and then i would use the users session id, but if its a form that has no login system then i would use sessions as advised above.


This is how i would use the if ststement if i wanted to users form of 3 times tried submissions.


[code]
if($submit) {
if($usierid ==3)
{
echo"sorry you used our form wrong there times!";
exit;
}else{
if(userid<3){
submit info
}
}
[/code]


If you have no database or flat file database then i got no idear sorry.
//warning the code is probly wrong as i am a learner but its an idear ok.

[Dave96]

Is it possible to have a session with a value which auto-inrements on each POST?

POST #1 -> the session value is 1
...
POST #3 -> the session value is 3

Than

if ($_SESSION['var'] == 3){
echo "Too many tries";
}

If only I knew how to create such a value in the session.

I tried operators ($x++), loops, everything. Maybe it's not possible?

Any help appreciated!

[redarrow]

maybe you can hold the users ip in a session and then do the if 3 times without a database dont no.

good quistion

[redarrow]

why issent it working please help why issint the echoed message working when press the button 3 times please help.

remember no database involved thank you all.

[code]
<?
session_start(); // start The session

$domain = GetHostByName($REMOTE_ADDR); //Get users ip address

echo $domain; //error reporting cheek if address is there for testing

$domian=('$usersip');// session domain what athe users ip = form userip

if (isset($submit)) {

if($domain==3) {

echo"you posted three times ok";

}

}
?>

<form method="post" action="">
<input type="text" name"<?$usersip?>" value="">
<input type="submit" value="submit">

[/code]

[shocker-z]

[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]<?
session_start(); // start The session
if (!$_SESSION['count']) {
$_SESSION['count']=0;
}
if ($_POST['submit']) {
$session_count=$_SESSION['count'];
$session_count++;
if($session_count>3) {
echo"You have reached the limit!";
exit;
} elseif ($session_count<=3) {
echo("submitting data..");
}
echo("setting session to: ".$session_count);
$_SESSION['count']=$session_count;
} else {
?>
<form method="post" action="">
<input type="text" name"" value="">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit">
<?php } ?>[/quote]

Try that i tested and is working on mine.. only thing is that all they have to do is exit the site and then they gone 3 more trys