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Blocking (part of) a web site for certain IP numbers
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Question:
I want to block AOL users from seeing a certain part of my web site. How can I do this? My web server is Apache.Answer:
Blocking AOL users means blocking certain IP numbers. You need to place all the to-be-blocked content in one folder (directory) - it may have sub directories.Then in that folder, create a text file named .htaccess. Put the text shown in the box below in your .htaccess file.
In an htaccess file, you begin the line with a hash (#).
Alternatively, you can set up the same in your apache configuration file /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf. Add a section there that looks like example 3.
A note on the order deny, allow line. You have the choice between deny, allow and allow, deny:- order deny, allow
The Deny directives are evaluated before the Allow directives. Access is allowed by default. Any client which does not match a Deny directive or does match an Allow directive will be allowed access to the server. - order allow, deny
The Allow directives are evaluated before the Deny directives. Access is denied by default. Any client which does not match an Allow directive or does match a Deny directive will be denied access to the server.
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#--- example 1 ----------------------------------------------- # text file .htaccess in protected directory # blocking IP range 216.239.0.0 - 216.239.255.255 (Google.com) order allow,deny deny from 216.239.0.0/16 #--- example 2 ----------------------------------------------- # text file .htaccess in protected directory # blockig AOL users order allow,deny deny from .aol.com #--- example 3 ----------------------------------------------- # add this section to your httpd.conf file and restart apache <Directory /www/no_aol/> order allow,Deny deny from .aol.com </Directory> | ||
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