diff --git a/inc/anti-bot.php b/inc/anti-bot.php index 90259e8d..e2687148 100644 --- a/inc/anti-bot.php +++ b/inc/anti-bot.php @@ -195,11 +195,15 @@ function _create_antibot($board, $thread) { $antibot = new AntiBot(array($board, $thread)); + // Delete old expired antispam, skipping those with NULL expiration timestamps (infinite lifetime). if (!isset($purged_old_antispam)) { $purged_old_antispam = true; query('DELETE FROM ``antispam`` WHERE `expires` < UNIX_TIMESTAMP()') or error(db_error()); } + // Keep the now invalid timestamps around for a bit to enable users to post if they're still on an old version of + // the HTML page. + // By virtue of existing, we know that we're making a new version of the page, and the user from now on may just reload. if ($thread) $query = prepare('UPDATE ``antispam`` SET `expires` = UNIX_TIMESTAMP() + :expires WHERE `board` = :board AND `thread` = :thread AND `expires` IS NULL'); else @@ -211,6 +215,7 @@ function _create_antibot($board, $thread) { $query->bindValue(':expires', $config['spam']['hidden_inputs_expire']); $query->execute() or error(db_error($query)); + // Insert an antispam with infinite life as the HTML page of a thread might last well beyond the expiry date. $query = prepare('INSERT INTO ``antispam`` VALUES (:board, :thread, :hash, UNIX_TIMESTAMP(), NULL, 0)'); $query->bindValue(':board', $board); $query->bindValue(':thread', $thread);