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[Question]: Can you use .htaccess in STATIC CDN ??? (9)

06-12-2014 02:11 AM #1 superboi (Member)
[Question]: Can you use .htaccess in STATIC CDN ???

I wanted to block or redirect certain IP address and ranges... from seeing my lander...

Can you do something like this in STATIC CDN? Does static CDN like (RACKSPACE) make this work? or I have to switch my lander back to my server?

Also..

Can you guys help me create a good...

.htaccess that redirects 123.123.123.*

from accessing www.myoriginallandingpage.com and redirect the IP 123.123.123.*

into

www.myfakelandingpage.com

I already tried searching google... and couldn't some up or create one...

06-12-2014 02:15 AM #2 nyc (Member)

rackspace told me no when i asked them about this

06-12-2014 02:18 AM #3 zeno (Administrator)

Htaccess files are interpreted by web servers and primarily used by Apache.

Since CDNs aren't traditional web servers, no, they won't be influenced at all by htaccess files - this would be a massive liability as well as it would give end users the ability to manipulate the CDN behaviour.

Your best bet is to

a) use a tracking system to do this before anyone gets to the lander
b) use PHP thus have the page on your server.

Option b) is more useful as a) only stops people getting there if through your tracking link - once they find the lander it's over. Javascript won't be able to help you hide things here from someone with any know how.

06-12-2014 02:24 AM #4 superboi (Member)

Hi guys...

Thanks for the reply...

@Zeno

I am using Voluum...

I just went to browse my Voluum panel... and there is a button "RULES"... do you mind giving me a good example of rule to achieve what I am trying to do?

06-12-2014 06:17 AM #5 zeno (Administrator)

You can't add IP-based rules yet. If you know of some specific thing you want to redirect, isolate it down to a specific carrier or ISP and user-agent combo.

06-12-2014 03:23 PM #6 superboi (Member)

yeah... I went ahead and tried ISP... and I think it did not work out... lol... or maybe the traffic source staff have many other ISP...

coz my account in the traffic source got suspended... for using interrupt or exit-pop script on my lander...

06-13-2014 12:51 AM #7 zeno (Administrator)

Were you actually using those? If you were hoping to dodge non-compliance... I don't think a simple redirect rule is a good solution.

06-13-2014 01:21 AM #8 superboi (Member)

Yeah I tried using the RULE...

and setup...

*MUST BE* (ISP)

so if the ISP is detected it goes into a secondary path... if the ISP is not detected it will go to a lander with interrupt/pop script...

06-13-2014 03:49 AM #9 zeno (Administrator)

I mean, were you actually using the interrupt/pop script, which is not compliant.

If so, the obvious thing to do is not have this in your funnel at all during ad approval. If you add it later, be content with the fact you may get caught and/or get kicked off the traffic source.

Risk/reward.

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