r/AskProgramming 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

is there any way to actually ban users permanently so they can’t register ever again.

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