title: response to phpMyAdmin sniffing
body: <p>I have been developing and running a small website using apache2 for several years, and ~once per day, my error log is spammed with requests for nonexistent files related to PHPMyAdmin.  My site does not use PHP, though there is an active MySQL server (using non-conventional settings).  All requests are made over a span of 2-5 seconds.  Am I safe in assuming these are all requests sniffing for vulnerabilities, or is there any instance in which a legitimate site/company/server might need this information?  e.g. advertisers and such?  As it is, I've got a script setup to automatically ban any IP that attempts to access one of these nonexistent files.  Also, if all of these requests are people searching for vulnerabilities, is there any way to have some fun with the perpetrators?  e.g. a well-placed redirect to the NSA?  Thanks.</p>