Comments on: How to write non-sucking voting script http://www.majauskas.com/how-to-write-non-sucking-voting-script Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Giedrius http://www.majauskas.com/how-to-write-non-sucking-voting-script#comment-4790 Giedrius Mon, 18 May 2009 15:41:32 +0000 http://www.majauskas.com/?p=118#comment-4790 SELECT count(*) from votes where ip ='$_REQUEST[REMOTE_ADDR]' post_time > NOW() - INTERVAL 1 day; Would give the count of votes from same IP during 24 hours. SELECT count(*) from votes where ip =’$_REQUEST[REMOTE_ADDR]‘ post_time > NOW() – INTERVAL 1 day; Would give the count of votes from same IP during 24 hours.

]]> By: Morten Skogly http://www.majauskas.com/how-to-write-non-sucking-voting-script#comment-4786 Morten Skogly Mon, 18 May 2009 12:42:33 +0000 http://www.majauskas.com/?p=118#comment-4786 Good post! I agree that it is more important to make it easy for legit, real human voters to participate than to block bots! But I was wondering: Do you have any tips for writing php / sql that filters the votes in different ways. My script logs ip and time of course, and usually people behave very well, but on a recent project we had at least two automated bots working the vote for a while. I'm not sure what our filter should be, but perhaps we could allow 1 vote pr ip for every forth hour, but I don't quite know how to write that as a select or combination of sql and php. Would love to get some input if you have the time... m. Good post! I agree that it is more important to make it easy for legit, real human voters to participate than to block bots!

But I was wondering:
Do you have any tips for writing php / sql that filters the votes in different ways. My script logs ip and time of course, and usually people behave very well, but on a recent project we had at least two automated bots working the vote for a while.

I’m not sure what our filter should be, but perhaps we could allow 1 vote pr ip for every forth hour, but I don’t quite know how to write that as a select or combination of sql and php.

Would love to get some input if you have the time…

m.

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