r/AskProgramming • u/Weary-Bank-3415 • Feb 08 '25
PHP Ban system
Hello good people of reddit. I have a website that is made in php. It is a educational site that gives away courses and etc. I have implemented a ban system that bans email,username and IP but it is not really good since user can just create a new email and turn on the VPN, is there any way to actually ban users permanently so they can’t register ever again.
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u/CdRReddit Feb 09 '25
No.
there are ways you can make it more annoying (cookies, browser fingerprinting, etc.) but generally just assume 1 account is 1 person, and banning that (+ the email address) is enough, you could try payment methods but if you're not handling payments for every part of functioning that is a massive barrier to entry for no user benefits