Where in DB is blacklist stored?

  • Resolved ALDesigner

    (@aldesigner)


    6 years, 6 months ago

    I need to clear my blacklist ASAP. I just added a bunch of IPs and, either the list is too long or there is a bad character in there, because now my entire site is throwing a 500 Server error.

    Thanks!

    Update – I removed the plugin folder before and the issue persisted, which is why I posted this here. I found the blacklist in my DB, emptied it out, and my site now loads. Is there a limit on how many can be added? I was not able to find any unusual strings or characters.

    • This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by ALDesigner.
    • This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Jan Dembowski.
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  • Plugin Author WPChef

    (@wpchefgadget)

    Hi ALDesigner,

    Do you see any PHP errors in your error_log file?

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    Thread Starter ALDesigner

    (@aldesigner)

    @wpchefgadget,

    After getting the site back up we went through the contents of the blacklist to see what may have been the issue. We have a small script we run to try to extrapolate suspect IPs, focusing heavily on repeat lockouts. Turns out someone here was trying to log in, constituting a false-positive, and after they tried a bunch of usernames that all failed the IP was added to the blacklist. In short, we added one of our internal IPs that should have been whitelisted and blocked ourselves.

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