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# jcoder90

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security] Firewall not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-not-working-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [jcoder90](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcoder90/)
 * (@jcoder90)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-not-working-2/#post-13798168)
 * Hello,
 * No, the various PHP files still wont generate but I was assuming they dont need
   to be generated because the storage method was MYSQL. Yes, brute force and rate
   limiting are enabled but rate limiting shouldn’t matter because the people attempting
   brute force are using usernames that are in the “Immediately block the IP of 
   users who try to sign in as these usernames” list. Also, I received an email 
   last night saying,
 * “**Critical Problems: Web Application Firewall is disabled**
    Firewall issues
   may be caused by file permission changes or other technical problems. More Details
   and Instructions”
 * But when I log in to my instance, the Firewall says enabled. Also, it says its
   blocking IP’s in the email but it doesnt reflect the IP’s in the block list.
 * Thanks for the recommendations so far. I appreciate any other help you can give
   me.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security] Firewall not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-not-working-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [jcoder90](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcoder90/)
 * (@jcoder90)
 * [5 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/firewall-not-working-2/#post-13793528)
 * Hello,
 * I tried adding the line of config and toggling the settings. In my debugging 
   mode, it does show MySQLi storage. This might have been the case before adding
   the snippet of code though. I still am getting brute force attempts that arent
   being IP blocked though. I also noticed I am getting email notifications about
   IP’s being blocked for hacking attempts but when going into the blocked IP list,
   it doesnt show the IP in the list. (Even with the ” Show Wordfence Automatic 
   Blocks” checked).
 * Any other ideas on things I can try?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Wordfence Security - Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security] Increased Attacks on sites invalid User NoneNone](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/increased-attacks-on-sites-invalid-user-nonenone/)
 *  [jcoder90](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcoder90/)
 * (@jcoder90)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/increased-attacks-on-sites-invalid-user-nonenone/#post-13789044)
 * I’ve noticed this on my site as well. Have you tried adding the username to the
   WordFence Brute force username block list? “Immediately block the IP of users
   who try to sign in as these usernames “

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