Help with rewrite rule

[rye8261]

Is there a way to have a rewrite rule block certain domains or IP's from your site? I believe the "hotlink protection" built into cpanel blocks all except for what you allow but I'd like it the other way.

There is a domain that is scraping all of my content and placing it on their site. I'd like to block their IP or site from having access to my server. I have been in touch with their host about this and they have 24 hours to have it removed but I'd still like to have this functionality if it arises again.

Please can anyone help create this rule. I have no idea how to do it.

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[feherke]

Hi

Why to rewrite ?

<Directory /images>
  Order Allow,Deny
  Deny from bad-site.example.com
</Directory>

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_access.html#deny

Feherke.

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[thedaver]

Why use apache rewrite when
/etc/hosts.deny
and
IPTables
exist?

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[feherke]

Hi

Oops. Sorry, confused the image theft with the request flood. We have to block based on the referrer, not the remote address.

This example from Apache protects against hot linking from any address. You can easily modify it if you want to block only that single bad site.

SetEnvIf Referer "^[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.example.com/"[/URL] local_referal
[gray]# Allow browsers that do not send Referer info[/gray]
SetEnvIf Referer "^$" local_referal
<Directory /web/images>
   Order Deny,Allow
   Deny from all
   Allow from env=local_referal
</Directory>

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/env.html

Feherke.

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[rye8261]

I'm sorry, I'm very new to all this.

The person is stealing images from several different directories, that's why I though htaccess would be the best if I could just block his domain or IP.

I'm not sure what IPTables is, I'll look into that.

feherke - Would I have to do your suggestion for every directory he is stealing from?

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[rye8261]

According to the people that manage my server the methods mentioned above block sites by IP address, not by referring site. That is why they told me to look for a htaccess method.

So back to the original, anyone have any idea on how to do this with htaccess?

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[feherke]

Hi

The person is stealing images from several different directories, that's why I though htaccess would be the best if I could just block his domain or IP.

No, not that guy personally steals your images, he use his visitors to do that. So you have to block not his address, but the requests referred by his address.

I'm not sure what IPTables is

The best firewall solution. While its integration with the kernel is deep, it works only with Unix or Unix-based operationg systems. You need to have superuser privileges to use it.

feherke - Would I have to do your suggestion for every directory he is stealing from?

Not necessary. I do not know how are your directories spread, but you may put it in all image directories parent.

Enclose a group of directives that apply only to the named file-system directory and sub-directories

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/core.html#directory

According to the people that manage my server the methods mentioned above block sites by IP address, not by referring site.

Correct. I was not enough thoughtful when I answered first. My second answer is the relevant one.

That is why they told me to look for a htaccess method.

Using the rewrite engine or the Apache core functionalities, both can be done in .htaccess files too.

So back to the original, anyone have any idea on how to do this with htaccess?

Put the code from my second answer into the .htaccess file in the highest level directory from the document root, where you have access.

Feherke.

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