How Do I Deny an IP Address Access?

Do you want to stop someone from visiting your website? The cPanel allows you to block a specific IP address.

This article discusses the following topics:

• How to locate a visitor's IP address ⤵
• How to block a specific IP address ⤵
• How to unblock the IP address ⤵
• Deny all ⤵

How to locate a visitor's IP address

1. Log in to your cPanel.
2. Look for the Metrics section, then click on Visitors.

   

3. Locate the domain name to view its recent visitors, then click the magnifying lens icon.

   

4. The next page will show you the IP addresses of your site visitors.

   

How to block a specific IP address

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Click on IP Blocker in the Security section.

   

3. In the IP Blocker section, add the site visitor's IP address that you wish to deny access to your site on the IP address field.

   

4. Click the Add button. You will be redirected to a successful confirmation page.

How to unblock an IP address

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Click on IP Blocker in the Security section.

   

3. Under Currently-Blocked IP Addresses: locate the IP address you wish to unblock.

   

4. Click the IP's Delete icon.

Deny all

You can also set an option for deny from all, which will deny everyone.

This must be done by coding your .htaccess file as follows:

See the article on How to Edit Your .htaccess File for generic instructions that apply to all .htaccess changes.