it seems my online stats are gone crazy so probably some stats may have been messed up.
how to clean the online user stats? (board statistics), is there a table to clear?
Thanks
M
Can you provide a screenshot of how it looks right now and a link to your board?
this is the stat taken today
http://oi42.tinypic.com/e1axi0.jpg
it shows 728 users online at the same time that is not correct.
How can i clear the stats and start again from scratch?
Thanks
M
Well that can be correct if they were too many bots and other visitors on your website.
Anyway, try running the following query in PHPMyAdmin:
UPDATE `mybb_datacache` SET `cache` = 'a:2:{s:8:"numusers";i:0;s:4:"time";i: 1261863381;}' WHERE `title` = 'mostonline';
If you are using a custom prefix instead of mybb_ then replace it in the query above before running it. By default it's mybb_
great thanks, how to get rid of bots?
What kind of bots are you referring to? SEO Bots or Spam bots?
not sure who they are, how can i find them?
ok that command seemed to have cleared the crazy stats (now it shows up 98) but i have noticed another stat is gone crazy probably due to the bot activities. Have a look:
http://oi43.tinypic.com/2nuu8f6.jpg
I'm sure the currect members are fine, not sure about the total users ( 3,648)
Thanks
There are some ways to block bots but they often mistakenly block SEO bots (Such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing). I wouldn't recommend blocking bots because SEO is important for every and any website, I doubt there even is a way to block bots from visiting your website.
ok np, thanks for the help, very helpful dude