One of the most efficient methods to limit the access to your website is to block the IP addresses of the people that mustn't be able to open it. There are many reasons why you should do this. For example, you may want a specific individual not to be able to see your site, or you can restrict the access for a whole state. You may also block IP addresses in case you discover that there are too many browser requests from them, if a lot of spam comments are left on your websites or if a script login page has been loaded a large number of times. In all of these cases, the traffic is more than likely fake and has been created by an automatic bot, so you may safely block any questionable IP address, so as to be on the safe side. That way, you shall also prevent the possibility of your server getting overloaded by way too many fake requests.

IP Blocking in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with our company and you would like to block one or a number of IP addresses, you could use the IP Blocking tool, that is included in our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel. Through a pretty simple interface, you could stop any IP from accessing your content even if you have never had a web hosting account before. All it requires to perform this is to log in to your CP, to check out the IP Blocking section, to choose a specific domain or subdomain from a drop-down menu and then to input the IP address. You'll not need to do anything difficult if you would like to block an entire network - you will just have to omit the last octet, so entering 1.1.1. with a blank space after the last dot will block the full range from 1.1.1.1 to 1.1.1.255. All blocked IPs will be listed within the same section, so you will be able to remove any of them from the blacklist with simply a click.

IP Blocking in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you host your Internet sites within a semi-dedicated server account with us and you need to block one or a number of IP addresses sooner or later, you can benefit from the easy-to-use blocking tool, which we have provided with our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. With just a couple of clicks, you will be able to block individual IPs or entire ranges, if required. All you'll have to do is choose any of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down menu, decide if the blocking should be valid for the root folder or for a subfolder which is part of the website, and then type in the IP address that you want to block. For an IP range, you simply need to omit the last octet or the last two octets of the address with regards to the size of the network that you want to block. Each of the addresses that you have restricted shall be listed inside the same exact section and if you would like to whitelist any one of them, you'll be able to do it with only a mouse click anytime.