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In such scenarios, you can effectively block these challenging bots using Apache with a WHM\/cPanel server.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps to block bots from Apache:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to WHM.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the \u201cService Configuration\u201d option from the menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u201cApache Configuration\u201d. This will display the configuration options for the Apache server.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Snag_14180cf.png\" alt=\"Apache Configuration\" width=\"678\" height=\"200\" \/><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Select \u201cInclude Editor&#8221;.<br \/>\nHere, you can apply configurations to your Apache server globally.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Snag_141f0af.png\" alt=\"Include Editor\" width=\"642\" height=\"402\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the \u201cPre Main Include\u201d section, choose \u201cAll Versions\u201d from the drop-down list under \u201cI wish to edit the pre-main configuration include file for:\u201d.<br \/>\nA text box will appear in the \u201cPre-Main Include\u201d section, where you can enter your configurations.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Snag_143508e.png\" alt=\"Pre Main Include\" width=\"567\" height=\"199\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Paste or type the following code into the editor and then click the Update button&lt;Directory \u201c\/example\u201d&gt;<br \/>\nSetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent \u201cMJ12bot\u201d bad_bots<br \/>\nSetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent \u201cAhrefsBot\u201d bad_bots<br \/>\nSetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent \u201cSemrushBot\u201d bad_bots<br \/>\nSetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent \u201cBaiduspider\u201d bad_bots<br \/>\n&lt;RequireAll&gt;<br \/>\nRequire all granted<br \/>\nRequire not env bad_bots<br \/>\n&lt;\/RequireAll&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;\/Directory&gt;<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Snag_144a60b.png\" alt=\"block bots from apache\" width=\"643\" height=\"377\" \/><\/em>Note: Replace \/example in the first line of the Directory section with the actual directory path where your website is located. For cPanel servers, the default path is \/home. You can also block additional bad bots by adding them to the code using the same syntax.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this manner, you can block bots from Apache with WHM\/cPanel.<\/p>\n<p>Are you Looking for an alternative method to block bots? then you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webhosting.uk.com\/kb\/how-to-block-bots-with-htaccess-file-via-cpanel\/\">block the bots with .htaccess file in cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you liked our article. However, if you encounter any issues, reach out to our support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how to block bots from Apache with WHM\/cPanel. Bot crawlers are important algorithms that index your website. 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