You can block users or sites that originate from a particular domain is another useful trick of .htaccess.
For blocking access by referrer in .htaccess requires the help of the Apache module mod_rewrite to make out the referrer first. This module is installed by default on most of the servers . So, to deny access all traffic that originate from a particular domain (referrers) to your website, use the following code given below:
Steps to Block traffic from a single referrer:
RewriteEngine on
# Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} badsite\.com [NC]
RewriteRule .* – [F]
Steps to block traffic from multiple referrers:-
RewriteEngine on
# Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} badsite\.com [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} anotherbadsite\.com
RewriteRule .* – [F]
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This post was written by admin on October 18, 2008
