mktime.. good idea.
thanks
On Sep 26, 1:23 am, Marcelius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You can't make sessions count down. Instead of setting "30sec" in your
> session,store "mktime()" for the current time. Next time a user hits
> the send button you check the current time with the time you allready
> had stored in your session. Note that if a user deletes the browsers
> cookie, session get lost so they can pass that check.
>
> On 26 sep, 06:26, rocket <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > hey guys
> > i implemented a simple mail system in my site and was wondering what i
> > ought to do for flood control. I dont' want people to keep hitting
> > refresh after they hit send thus spamming...
>
> > I was thinking of doing something like
> > $this->Session->write('Timeout', 30);
>
> > To simulate a 30 second countdown then just checking this timout
> > before another post is allowed... but I dont know how to make sessions
> > count down.
>
> > any ideas are appriciated!
>
> > rocket
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