rhath127 Posted Friday at 12:02 AM Share Posted Friday at 12:02 AM Hi guys, My website keeps going down due to "processes" being overused. I noticed a bandwidth spike which is unusual. Due to this I keep getting the 500 server error. Is there a way to isolate the website to be accessed within Australia only? Thanks R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComGrafPL Posted Friday at 07:33 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:33 AM Serverside, Cloudflare either geolocation settings in prestashop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowband Plugins Posted Friday at 08:36 AM Share Posted Friday at 08:36 AM For PrestaShop Geolocation to work accurately, you need to purchase the MaxMind license. Otherwise, by default, Prestashop uses free IP data of MaxMind, which is not accurate, and you might block actual AUS customers as well (OR other countries' users can also access the site). Go to Backoffice -> International -> Localization -> Geolocation to enable the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prestashop Addict Posted Friday at 04:11 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:11 PM Is it a DDOS attack or just aggressive crawling? Are you on a dedicated server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhath127 Posted Saturday at 12:26 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 12:26 AM I have implemented Cloudflare as of 36 hours ago - seems to have resolved some issues. I dont know why anyone would want to ddos my site? but it sure feels like it. Hosting provider said that my site was using too many resources - not sure what that means. I am on a shared server - but I might op to move to a dedicated server. I will register for maxmind and see if that helps. I checked cloudflare stats - and it seems from Brazil there was 100k (hits) in the last 7 days. Which is very high from a country I dont service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhath127 Posted Saturday at 01:39 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 01:39 AM I have also added maxmind to the website and was able to turn on geolocation. I only sell within Australia - so my concern is having the website accessible within australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Patron Posted Saturday at 11:22 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:22 AM Here is problem with using free maxmind and blocking, maxmind is limited so when IP does not resolve the will be blocked the way you have it setup, which is significant percentage with free db I've had this module since 1.4, supports two low cost commercial. https://prestaheroes.com/products/geo-targeting-pro-by-country-prices-taxes-currency GeoIP2 City Plus — Pinpoint IP accuracy down to zip/postal code, including ISP/organization identification. GeoIP2 Country Database — Reliable downloadable database with lasting value and robust monthly updates. (really only need to buy one, monthly updates not really necessary) GeoLite2 Free Geolocation Data — Ideal for small shops; free with up to 1,000 lookups/day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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