Not the most interesting title, but “oh well”..
Recently, a reader named Alison left a comment requesting help with a particular htaccess trick. She wanted to know how to permanently redirect (301) all requests for a specific page when requested from a specific IP address. In other words, when a visitor coming from 123.456.789 requests the page requested-page.html, the visitor will be redirected to just-for-you.html. All visitors not coming from that specific IP address are not redirected, and thus will see the originally requested page. Further, the redirect must apply only to requested-page.html, such that every visitor — including the one coming from 123.456.789 — will be able to see all of the other pages. Here is the htaccess code to make it happen:
# permanently redirect specific IP request for single page
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} 123\.456\.789
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /requested-page\.html$
RewriteRule .* /just-for-you.html [R=301,L]To use this redirect, simply edit the IP address, requested page, and redirect page. Copy and paste the code into your htaccess file and upload to your server. Test the 301 redirect via proxy and that’s it. Relax and enjoy!
83 Responses
Jeff Starr – September 1, 2008
@Hamster: The code presented in the article will work with any web-served document, XHTML, HTML, PHP, or otherwise. You will need access to an htaccess file (or the Apache config file) to implement it, but once in place, it should work just fine.
Emmx – September 16, 2008
Great bit of code, I came to comments as I had a question and found my answer here :) Thanks to the coder!
Jeff Starr – September 17, 2008
My pleasure, Emmx, thanks for the positive feedback :)
lenny – September 22, 2008
Would this work with myspace?
Jeff Starr – September 24, 2008
Hi lenny,
No, unfortunately the redirect method described in the article is a server-side technique that requires server access to implement. I think MySpace recently restricted server access to staff only, sadly..
Sheps – February 13, 2009
I’ve setup the redirect in my .htaccess above – but has anyone else found that it slows down regular access to the web site?
I tested blocking my IP – took a while for the redirected page to appear, when I tried it from another connection – I couldn’t access my site, it just stayed there trying to find the page.
Is this something I’ve done?
Jeff Starr – February 15, 2009
@Sheps: Nope, Apache is great at handling simple redirects (and even complicated ones!). Granted, using
mod_rewriteis not the optimal way of identifying IP addresses, but it is needed to accomplish the URL-specific redirect. Perhaps there is another issue involved..?Almir – February 20, 2009
How to redirect using .htaccess
from:
mysite.com/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=49&task=viewcategory&catid=9to:
mysite.com/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=49&task=viewcategory&catid=7it ‘s not working if use
%{REQUEST_URI}Jeff Starr – February 21, 2009
@Almir: Try targeting the query string via the
%{QUERY_STRING}variable.Almir – February 25, 2009
can you post example using query string, please
Jeff Starr – February 25, 2009
Sure, here is a basic example of how to target the query string:
<ifmodule mod_rewrite.c>RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} target\-string\-01 [NC,OR]RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} target\-string\-02 [NC]RewriteRule .* - [F,L]</ifmodule>That should provide enough information to facilitate further research via Google or your favorite search engine. Replace each of the target strings to match your desired query string and you should be good to go!
Tony – July 18, 2009
This works great for redirecting a specific requested page from a specific IP to a custom page on your site.
Is it possible to redirect for any/all pages requested on the site. I still want to send that specific IP request to a custom page just for them.
# permanently redirect specific IP request for single pageRewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /RewriteCond %{REMOTE_HOST} 123.456.789RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /requested-page.html$RewriteRule .* /just-for-you.html [R=301,L]