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htaccess redirect when entering path in address bar

Answer 1

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You can limit this on the server side.

One way it to check the referer header if it matches with your site.

The other is to use a special loading mechanism between the server and flash that passes some sort of token or HTTP authentication, and maybe protect the token/auth with SSL.

Whatever you choose it will not be 100% bullet proof and IMO is not worth the hustle.

Emil Ivanov 2009-11-25 10:07:26

Note that the referer header is optional and some personal security software modifies it. You can't depend on it.

David Dorward 2009-11-26 08:59:01

Dravid - I agree.

Emil Ivanov 2009-11-26 09:31:24

Answer 2

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Yes, that's rather the point of mod_rewrite.

If you are just moving a directory wholesale, then a simple redirect will be easier though.

Redirect 301 /old/images/ http://example.com/new/images/

David Dorward 2009-11-25 11:02:26

David.. I am not moving the directory wholesale. I need just if any one type the path in the address bar then "FORBIDDEN" page should be redirected. Awaiting for the answer. thanks in advance

Fero 2009-11-25 12:12:55

That doesn't appear to have anything to do with the question you asked.

David Dorward 2009-11-25 12:56:27

Hang on. When you say "FORBIDDEN" do you mean "NOT FOUND"? I don't think you can trap that in mod_rewrite. You could set up a mod_perl handler, PHP script or similar as your ErrorHandler document though.

David Dorward 2009-11-25 13:05:40

http://www.splocs.com/images/ Please use the above URL. This is exactly what i need...

Fero 2009-11-25 13:17:40

You want to disable the directory index? That's one of the settings of the Options property in the Apache configuration.

David Dorward 2009-11-25 14:57:31

But i did using .htaccess. But in the mean time if i enter the name of the image following by the path the image is displaying. This should not happen. Any better way to do.

Fero 2009-11-26 04:27:38

In simple images in my project should be protected.

Fero 2009-11-26 04:30:12

Might as well just delete them from the server then. You can't let people use images in a webpage but not let them view the images outside the page.

David Dorward 2009-11-26 08:52:03

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