So see, even floodchecking or admin logging would still require the above to activate, in turn, causing the load you are asking them to try to prevent by the script performing as designed. Admin loging of requests might actually amplify the problem by introducing more load into the mix by doing additional file i/o.
Ron said this above, and he's right. If we were to try and add any sort of anti-DOS protection into the code, it would only end up adding even more load. The bang isn't worth the buck. Any such feature is nowhere near the whiteboard.
I would highly suggest looking into Apache's mod_dosevasive if you have further problems with people attacking your server with repeated requests.
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Charles Capps
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