CloudFlare Beta user also since inception. Every domain on cF and will never look back. As an authoritative DNS you cannot beat it and BL IP denial is the icing. I run about 20 domains, several on their Pro service.

@Carole same config, (2) Linodes 512, ubu 10, apache2, php, mysql (nginx)

I don't use mod_cloudflare or real_ip for those reasons you have trouble compiling but sites are faster than other options I've experimented with... I only run small tight communities however, WordPress and serve apps to soc through sub-domains. With the cF plugin and Visitor Maps I don't tail my logs via ssh, but see exactly who's online via the cms.

Spadman: You're the first person outside CloudFlare and on all the forums (globally) I've scoured that actually said something "different", and "did" it without pointing back to countless dead ends. Very cool. I might have to revisit the mod.

Kudos to you
Stu

thx for the info.
i will give this a try

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linode 512, ubu 10, apache2, php, mysql

Did you get this working carol?

I don't think your chances are great to get a response to a thread from 2011....

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