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mfkk531_168091
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Apr 17, 2015
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Question on Redirect to mobile website - plz help

I have been given an old iRule to implement now to redirect to mobile site. But i suspect there is some syntax errors. Can someone help me check the rule and see if its good, and will work for my req...
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  • Kevin_Davies_40's avatar
    Kevin_Davies_40
    Apr 18, 2015

    Had an extra ] at the end of the third if statement. This should fix it for you.

    when HTTP_REQUEST {
  if {[class match [HTTP::header User-Agent] contains abcd_useragents] } {
    if {[HTTP::cookie MobileOptOut] eq 1} { return }
    if {[URI::query [HTTP::uri] MobileOptOut] eq 1} { return }
    switch -glob [string tolower [HTTP::path]] {
      "*.jpg" -
      "*.gif" -
      "*.png" -
      "*.bmp" -
      "*.ico" { return }
    }
    HTTP::redirect "http://m.xyzdomain.com[HTTP::uri]"
  }
}
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mfkk531_168091
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Dec 05, 2015

Hi Kevin/Anyone who can help, We have made some changes and now we dont use redirect website anywhere else like m.xyz.com, but just have it on different servers in a pool and have f5 redirect to that pool if the useragent is mobile. 

when HTTP_REQUEST {
        if { [class match [string tolower [HTTP::header User-Agent]] contains "mobile_useragents1" ] } {
                         if {[HTTP::cookie MobileOptOut] eq 1} { return }
                         if {[URI::query [HTTP::uri] MobileOptOut] eq 1} { return }         
                         pool p-mobile-redirect 
        }
        }

I'm currently facing issue where the MobileOptOut feature is not working.

I'm suspecting issue with cookies.

I have cookie persistence 1hr activated on the vip. so anything sent to mobile pool has a cookie inserted with mobile pool memeber.

When user hits OptOut, uri becomes ?MobileOptOut=1 he is sent to regular (desktop) pool and a new cookie with desktop pool member is inserted.

I want tio understand how will the cookie conflict rule? I mean who will supercede whom? Will the new desktop pool cookie work over the mobile pool cookie? or vice versa?

Thanks in advance!