How to Blacklist an IP Address to Deny It Access to Your Website

For cPanel Users

1. Log in to your cPanel account

   
   

   • URL: https://yourdomain.com/cpanel

2. Go to the Security section

   • Click on “IP Blocker.”

3. Add the IP or IP Range

   • Under "Add an IP or Range", enter the IP address or range you want to block.

4. Click on “Add”

   • cPanel will now deny access to that IP.

• Single IP Address: 192.168.0.1

• Range: 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.40

• Short Range: 192.168.0.1-40

• CIDR Format: 192.168.0.1/32

Once added, any visitor from that IP or range will be blocked from accessing your website.

For DirectAdmin Users

DirectAdmin doesn't have a dedicated GUI tool like cPanel for IP blocking via browser, but you can achieve the same result by editing your .htaccess file or firewall configuration.

1. Log in to DirectAdmin

   • URL: https://yourdomain.com:2222

2. Go to File Manager

3. Navigate to: File Manager > domains > yourdomain.com > public_html

4. Edit the .htaccess file

   • If the file doesn’t exist, create a new one.

5. Add the following lines:

1. Log in to SSH as root

2. Add IP to deny list:

3. Restart CSF if necessary:

That's it! The blocked visitors should now see a 403 Forbidden error or be denied access completely.