Post by jbcul » Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:44 pm

Our version 1.5.6.4 has started creating session temp files like crazy. It makes about 20,000 files every 12 hours. Most of the files have only one line in them:

currency|s:3:"USD";

Any insights into what's causing them? If I don't delete them via FTP, they kill the server by eating up all the disk space.

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Post by johnp » Mon Oct 18, 2021 1:20 am

Initially I woud stick a firewall and bad traffic blocker on while you work out the problem.

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Post by jbcul » Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:31 am

We use cloud flare, does that achieve what you are hinting at?

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Post by johnp » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:29 am

It should. I always like to have a layer of protection against hacks and bad traffic. For me it's always a process of elimination. Have you asked your host for help? It might be sessions not closing off etc.

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Post by johnp » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:35 am

This might help:

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Post by JNeuhoff » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:29 pm

It could be caused by a bruteforce or DDoS attack against your website, see also this forum thread.

A good WAF such a Bitninja could help.

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Post by johnp » Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:08 pm

JNeuhoff wrote:
Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:29 pm
It could be caused by a bruteforce or DDoS attack against your website, see also this forum thread.

A good WAF such a Bitninja could help.
I use Ninja Firewall. The free version is fine and quick and easy to set up. :)

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