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tsm_329805
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Aug 08, 2017

Irule redirection from old URL (abc.com) to new URL (xyz.com)

All,

 

Looking for irule to redirect when user hits abc.com that should redirect to xyz.com. Note: xyz.com is just a CNAME for abc.com.

 

looking forward for your help.

 

Thanks, TS

 

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  • Yann_Desmarest_'s avatar
    Yann_Desmarest_
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    Aug 08, 2017

    Hi,

    You can use the following irule : 

    when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { [HTTP::host] eq "abc.com" } {
        HTTP::respond 302 noserver Location "http://xyz.com" Connection Close
         alternative : HTTP::redirect "http://xyz.com"
    }
}

    Or you may prefer to use an LTM policy for that.

    Yann

    • tsm_329805's avatar
      tsm_329805
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      Aug 08, 2017

      Thanks for quick reply.

       

      Sorry about my ask, forgot to mention that the requirement is for https. will this below still valid.? //

       

      when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::host] eq "abc.com" } { HTTP::redirect "; } }

       

      //

       

      Thanks, TS

       

    • Yann_Desmarest_'s avatar
      Yann_Desmarest_
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      Aug 08, 2017

      Yes sure. it's still valid.

      I prefer using 

      HTTP::respond
      but you can also use 
      HTTP::redirect
      . I prefer the first option because you have more control on the response like removing Server header, Closing connection, etc.

  • Yann_Desmarest's avatar
    Yann_Desmarest
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    Aug 08, 2017

    Hi,

    You can use the following irule : 

    when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { [HTTP::host] eq "abc.com" } {
        HTTP::respond 302 noserver Location "http://xyz.com" Connection Close
         alternative : HTTP::redirect "http://xyz.com"
    }
}

    Or you may prefer to use an LTM policy for that.

    Yann

    • tsm_329805's avatar
      tsm_329805
      Icon for Nimbostratus rankNimbostratus
      Aug 08, 2017

      Thanks for quick reply.

       

      Sorry about my ask, forgot to mention that the requirement is for https. will this below still valid.? //

       

      when HTTP_REQUEST { if { [HTTP::host] eq "abc.com" } { HTTP::redirect "; } }

       

      //

       

      Thanks, TS

       

    • Yann_Desmarest's avatar
      Yann_Desmarest
      Icon for Cirrus rankCirrus
      Aug 08, 2017

      Yes sure. it's still valid.

      I prefer using 

      HTTP::respond
      but you can also use 
      HTTP::redirect
      . I prefer the first option because you have more control on the response like removing Server header, Closing connection, etc.

  • Jad_Tabbara__J1's avatar
    Jad_Tabbara__J1
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    Aug 08, 2017

    Hello tsm,

    you can also use it to https 😉 add the "string tolower" so you can also redirect hostname with capital letter (example ABC.com). 

    when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { [string tolower [HTTP::host]] eq "abc.com" } {
        HTTP::respond 302 noserver Location "https://xyz.com" Connection Close
         alternative : HTTP::redirect "https://xyz.com"
    }
}

    Regards