How to Prevent Spam with Image Verification

Why do I need image verification on my website ?
Image verification, another name CAPTCHA, will prevent bots (internet bots or web robots) from using your web form for sending email spam.

CAPTCHAs have found active use in stopping automated posting to blogs, forums etc.

There are two methods to protect your website from sending an automatic emails:

The first one is to insert free CAPTCHA code into your website. Use Google to search for "Free CAPTCHA", "Free CAPTCHA script" etc.

Another method is to create CAPTCHA script by yourself. I found a nice and simple CAPTCHA script here.


Relevant links:

Free CAPTCHA script: http://www.thefreecountry.com/php/captcha.shtml

Blogger: Virus in Link Comments

Blogger blog owners recently found fake spam comments in their blogs which contained infected virus link.

How can I prevent or minimize the possibility of having Blogger blogs hacked ?

1. Comment moderation - Review comments before they are published. Go to Blogger settings -> comments -> change "Enable comment moderation" to Yes.
   


2. Email notification - Blogger will send an email when someone leaves a comment on your blog. Go to Blogger settings -> comments -> write down your email address at "Comment Notification Email".


3. Word verification - This will require an extra step in the commenting process, which will stop automated comment spamming systems. Go to Blogger settings -> comments -> change "Show word verification for comments" to Yes.
   

Press "Save" when you finished.

With these three easy steps you can prevent spam comments on your Blogger blog.

Enjoy,
Alex Webs.

Secure a Directory on Your Website

Ever wanted a specific directory in your website to be available only to people who you want it to be available to? There are numerous methods to password protecting areas of your website. htaccess (Hypertext Access) is about as secure as you can or need to get in everyday life, though there are ways above and beyond even that of htaccess.

Create .htaccess and .htpasswd files with .htaccess Password Generator and upload them to your website.

* This will only work on Linux hosting that support htaccess.

Enjoy,
Download Free FTP Program.