Forum IP Loggin Configuration

Forum IP Login Configuration

1 Overview

IP logging is the IP of the computer which is used to connect Internet and do action in Forum. For example, when users add a topic or post in Forum, their IP address can be saved enclosing with their entry. Only the administrator can view that IP information.

However, get and save IP information is an option. The supper administrator can determine whether to get and save IP information or not.

2 Configuration

The value is to determine to get and save IP enclosing with post in Forum is true or false.

In case true, the IP is gotten, saved and shown enclosing with post.

In case false, the IP is not gotten and saved.

This value is defined in portlet.xml file like below:

...
 <portlet-preferences>
  <preference>
	<name>enableIPLogging</name>
	<value>true</value> <!--true/false -->
	<read-only>false</read-only>
	</preference>
  </portlet-preferences>
...

In which:

The administrator can determine whether to get or save the IP logging or not by simply editing the value of this portlet preference in portlet.xml file with two optional value true or false.