Blocking IP Addresses From Accessing Websites in Plesk

1. Log Into Your Plesk Panel

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2. Select ‘Files’

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3. Select the Relevant Folder

Go into the folder that holds the website files for the website you want to add the protection to.

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4. Go to ‘More’ then ‘View Options’

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5. Tick ‘Show system files and directories’

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6. Create a ‘.htaccess’ File

If a file named ‘.htaccess’ doesn’t already exist, click on the ‘+’ button and select ‘Create File’ from the drop down.

Name the file ‘.htaccess’ and leave the ‘Use the HTML template’ unticked. Now select the ‘OK’ button to create the file.

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7. Edit Your File

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8. Blocking IP’s

If you want to block access to your entire website, add the following line of code:

Deny from 123.123.123.123

Replace the 123.123.123.123 with the IP address that you want to block

If you want to block access to a singular page, use the following lines of code:

<Files "page.php">
deny from 123.123.123.123
</Files>

Once again replacing the 123.123.123.123 with the IP address you wish to block

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