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Basil_Parsley_1's avatar
Basil_Parsley_1
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Dec 20, 2016

Append Forward Slash to base URL in browser - redirect using an irule

How could I set up a redirect as per https://webpage.com >> https://webpage.com/ For when a user does not put the forward slash in the browser .. and the server does not perform this function. I ...
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Patrik_Jonsson's avatar
Patrik_Jonsson
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Dec 20, 2016

Hi! I guess I should have been clearer in my answer too... 🙂

IF by slim chance some user would send a request with an empty URI your original rule would do it:

when HTTP_REQUEST { 
    if { [HTTP::uri] eq "" } { 
            HTTP::respond 302 Location "https://webpage.com/"; 
    }
}

As for the forcing the browser to show "/" when the user accesses your site, this is purely on the client side.

  • Chrome does not show it
  • Edge does not show it (does not even show the protocol)
  • Internet explorer shows it

But in all cases, what's sent to the server is another thing. Chrome and Edge still sends "/", they just don't show it. To change this behavior I suppose the browser settings would be a good start. 🙂

/Patrik