Webredirect and URL Rewrite

Question

I have a requirement for users to target an internal url but have it redirect to an external url, while preserving the original URL in the browser. So for example:

User targets -> Myinternalsite@mycompanydomain.com Redirects to -> externalsite@externaldomain.com

Target URL in the browser-> Myinternalsite@mycompanydomain.com

Can someone please comment on this?

franky-frank-reg7 · Answer

So I was able to find an example that does the host header rewrite:&nbsp;To update the Host header value without redirecting the client to the new Host value, you can use&nbsp;HTTP::header&nbsp;replace Host “newhost.example.com”. This update will only affect the request to the pool member. The client will not see the update unless the web application uses the requested host header value to generate response headers and/or content.when HTTP_REQUEST {

# Check if requested host doesn't start with www.example.com
   if {not ([string tolower [HTTP::host]] starts_with "www.example.com")}{

# Replace the host header value with newhost.example.com
      HTTP::header replace Host "newhost.example.com"
   }
}The difference with my scenario is the destination URL is not a pool member, it's an external website. Can someone confirm if there's a way to make this work??

leslie_hubertus · Answer

Hi&nbsp;Franky-frank-reg7&nbsp;- do any of these provide the answer you need?
BIG-IP Solutions: Simple URL Redirects
URL based redirection
iRule Recipe 1: Single URL Explicit Redirect
Need to redirect complete URL into redirected url&nbsp;

franky-frank-reg7 · Answer

Unfortunately, these do not provide the information I need because again this is not just a redirect but they want to maintain the original header in the browser for an external website. Can someone please help here?

leslie_hubertus · Answer

Franky-frank-reg7&nbsp;- working on finding a solution for you, but hopefully someone from the community can provide an answer more quickly. Maybe Mohamed_Salah_&nbsp;?

franky-frank-reg7 · Answer

Leslie_Hubertus&nbsp;@Can someone please comment here? The request is becoming urgent as the days go by. I appreciate your time and attention. Thanks everyone in advance for your help.

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