Apache Redirect IP Address

AlyRagab

Dears,

i have two Web Servers configured with Apache on AIX Power Servers , i need to make
anyone who accesses the IP Address of the Server-1 to be redirected to the IP Address of the Server-2.
i have added the below in the httpd.conf of Server-1 but not working with me
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://the.other.ip.address$1

Jason

Have you tried it without using SSL? Off the top of my head I'm not 100% postivite but I believe most browsers may prevent url redirects with https for obvious reasons.

JaredBusch

@Jason said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

Have you tried it without using SSL? Off the top of my head I'm not 100% postivite but I believe most browsers may prevent url redirects with https for obvious reasons.

Nginx has no issues with it. It is a redirect after landing it should be fine. Nothing bad about that. The SSL path is still valid.

JaredBusch

@AlyRagab said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

Dears,

i have two Web Servers configured with Apache on AIX Power Servers , i need to make
anyone who accesses the IP Address of the Server-1 to be redirected to the IP Address of the Server-2.
i have added the below in the httpd.conf of Server-1 but not working with me
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://the.other.ip.address$1

I'm not familiar with Apache redirects. But Google told me this.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31141092/apache-mod-rewrite-needs-to-keep-the-path-but-change-the-domain

You use a condition and a rule.

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www\.)?exploreworlds\.co\.uk [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.exploreworlds.co.uk/%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

So if your condition is matching, this would be the rule.

RewriteRule ^ http://the.other.ip%{REQUEST_URI}

Jason

@JaredBusch said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

@Jason said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

Have you tried it without using SSL? Off the top of my head I'm not 100% postivite but I believe most browsers may prevent url redirects with https for obvious reasons.

Nginx has no issues with it. It is a redirect after landing it should be fine. Nothing bad about that. The SSL path is still valid.

Very possible it might be iframes I was thinking of.

thwr

@JaredBusch said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

@AlyRagab said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

Dears,

i have two Web Servers configured with Apache on AIX Power Servers , i need to make
anyone who accesses the IP Address of the Server-1 to be redirected to the IP Address of the Server-2.
i have added the below in the httpd.conf of Server-1 but not working with me
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://the.other.ip.address$1

I'm not familiar with Apache redirects. But Google told me this.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31141092/apache-mod-rewrite-needs-to-keep-the-path-but-change-the-domain

You use a condition and a rule.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www\.)?exploreworlds\.co\.uk [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.exploreworlds.co.uk/%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
So if your condition is matching, this would be the rule.
RewriteRule ^ http://the.other.ip%{REQUEST_URI}

And make sure your config files get hit (correct vhost etc). Check logfiles.

AlyRagab

@JaredBusch tried it but not working , so can i do it using mod_proxy ?.

thwr

@AlyRagab said in Apache Redirect IP Address:

@JaredBusch tried it but not working , so can i do it using mod_proxy ?.

mod_proxy is a total different thing. It's a reverse proxy, acting as a client to another webserver.

As for your planned HTTP 301/302: I guess millions of Apaches do this simple kind of forward today. No need for mod_proxy.

AlyRagab

@thwr Thanks thwr for your reply ,
now i need to configure IP Based Redirection not URL Naming as i dont have a DNS Settings at this moment and the above suggestion is about URL Redirection so how can we do that ?.

AlyRagab

it is Done now and working very good:

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^/ibclient$ https://remote_ip_address:port [R,L]

Thanks All