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Codeigniter rate limiter hook

Inspired by: https://github.com/alexandrugaidei/ratelimit-codeigniter-filebased

This hook allows you to block ip addresses for a period of time based on a number of pre-established requests.

Usage

1. Inside the config directory in the config.php file enable the use of hooks:
   // application/config/config.php
   $config['enable_hooks'] = TRUE;
   

2. Inside the config directory in the hooks.php file add the code below:
   // application/config/hooks.php
   $hook['post_controller_constructor'] = array(
   'class' => 'ratelimit',
   'function' => 'limit_all',
   'filename' => 'ratelimit.php',
   'filepath' => 'hooks'
   );
   

3. Lastly copy and paste the hatelimit.php file into the hooks folder
   // application/hooks
   

Settings

How changes should be made within the file: application/hooks/ratelimit.php

// Number of Requisitions
$max_requests = 100;
// Time it will be locked (seconds)
$sec = 300;