• Resolved Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)


    I have noticed the database on a few sites that I manage have been growing exponentially over the past few months and upon closer inspection I see the culprit is the sbb_visitorslog table. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be any way to manage this via the Stop Bad Bots plugin settings. It would appear the only way to resolve the issue is to deactivate & uninstall the plugin, THEN manually remove the leftover tables using phpMyAdmin that this plugin does not remove – including the sbb_visitorslog table.

    It would be GREAT if the plugin developer provided a way to purge the sbb_visitorslog table via the plugin settings. It would also be GREAT if the plugin developer modified the plugin to clean up after itself after uninstallation.

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  • Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    Hi Pat,
    I will check that but we have a cron job to clear this table and also we remove that on uninstall.
    Anyway, we will double check tomorrow if it is working or something fails (London Timezone).
    Cheers,
    Bill

    Thread Starter Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)

    Thanks for the fast reply Bill. On the sites in question wp-cron.php has been disabled and a manual cron job set up via cPanel (to speed things up) – in case your plugin is hooking into wp-cron.

    I believe the other 2 tables that were not removed on uninstall were sbb_fingerprint and sbb_http_tools.

    Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    Thanks for letting me know.
    I will double-check that and let you know tomorrow.

    Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    Hi Pat,
    We just uploaded version 6.10 and fixed the uninstall to remove also that 3 tables.
    Yes, the plugin needs the cron jobs working to manage and clear the visitor’s log table.
    Otherwise, you need to manage it by PHPmyAdmin and we suggest keep only last 30 days records.
    Thanks for the suggestions and for helping us to improve the plugin.
    Cheers,
    Bill

    xfe2532929046

    (@xfe2532929046)

    How to clear the visit log table
    Log is too big
    And I cannot find any button to clear the table
    Plugin is good
    Thank you

    Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    Hi Pat,

    First of all, update your plugin to the last version available.

    The plugin delete daily all records with more than 1 month.
    The plugin needs the WordPress cron jobs working to manage the visitor’s log table.

    You can empty the table with phpMyAdmin utility

    command:
    delete from sbb_visitorslog WHERE date < CURDATE() – interval 30 day

    add the table prefix to name of the table: sbb_visitorslog

    If you deinstall the plugin it clear all tables. Then, install again.

    Cheers,
    Bill

    Plugin Author Bill Minozzi

    (@sminozzi)

    I hope this is sorted, gonna go ahead and mark as “resolved” to help keep things organized. Feel free to post again with any further questions or feedback, etc. Thank you.

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