ddos-protection-php

Protect your custom PHP pages from DDoS attacks with IP-based rate limiting and automatic IP banning.

=== DDoS Protection for Custom PHP Pages ===

Author: SourceCode347

Plugin URI: https://github.com/sourcecode347/ddos-protection-php

Donate link: https://buy.stripe.com/bIY5o70SSfam8Qo7ss

Tags: security, ddos-protection, rate-limiting, ip-blocking

Requires PHP: 7.0

Stable tag: 1.0

License: GPLv2 or later

License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Protect your custom PHP pages from DDoS attacks with IP-based rate limiting and automatic IP banning.

== Description ==

The DDoS Protection for Custom PHP Pages script provides a lightweight solution to protect custom PHP pages from denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. It implements IP-based rate limiting, tracking the number of requests per IP within a configurable time window. If an IP exceeds the request limit, it is temporarily blocked with a 429 status code. After a set number of failed attempts, the IP is banned for a configurable duration (default: 24 hours). The script stores request counts and banned IPs in temporary files for simplicity and efficiency.

Key Features:

• IP-based rate limiting with configurable request limit and time window (default: 10 requests per 60 seconds).
• Automatic IP banning after a set number of failed attempts (default: 30 attempts).
• Configurable ban duration (default: 24 hours).
• Stores request counts and banned IPs in temporary files in the system's temp directory.
• Cleans up expired bans automatically to prevent file bloat.
• Lightweight and easy to integrate into any PHP page.

Ideal for developers seeking to add DDoS protection to custom PHP applications without requiring a full CMS like WordPress.

== Installation ==

1. Download the ddos_protection.php script from the GitHub repository.
2. Place the ddos_protection.php file in a directory accessible by your PHP application (e.g., /path/to/your/project/).
3. Include the script at the top of the PHP page(s) you want to protect:

   <?php require_once('ddos_protection.php'); ?>