Apache – Prevent image hotlinking

Tutorial Apache – Prevent image hotlinking

Install the Apache server.

Edit the Apache configuration file for the default website.

Add the following lines to this configuration file.

Change this line to your domain name.

Here is the file, before our configuration.

Here is the file, after our configuration.

Restart the Apache service.

In our example, the Apache server will forbid hotlinking to images on our website.

In our example, the Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform hotlinking to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will forbid hotlinking to images on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform direct access to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

Congratulation! You configured the Apache server to block image hotlinking.

Tutorial Apache – Blocking image hotlinking

Install the Apache server.

Enable the required Apache modules.

Edit the Apache configuration file for the default website.

Add the following lines to this configuration file.

Change this line to your domain name.

Here is the file, before our configuration.

Here is the file, after our configuration.

Restart the Apache service.

In our example, the Apache server will forbid hotlinking to images on our website.

In our example, the Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform hotlinking to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will forbid hotlinking to images on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform direct access to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

Congratulation! You configured the Apache server to block image hotlinking.

Tutorial Apache – Redirect image hotlinking

Install the Apache server.

Enable the required Apache modules.

Edit the Apache configuration file for the default website.

Add the following lines to this configuration file.

Change this line to your domain name.

Here is the file, before our configuration.

Here is the file, after our configuration.

Restart the Apache service.

In our example, the Apache server will redirect image hotlinking on our website.

In our example, the Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform hotlinking to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will redirect image hotlinking on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform direct access to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

Congratulation! You configured the Apache server to redirect image hotlinking.

Tutorial Apache – Rewrite image hotlinking

Install the Apache server.

Enable the required Apache modules.

Edit the Apache configuration file for the default website.

Add the following lines to this configuration file.

Change this line to your domain name.

Here is the file, before our configuration.

Here is the file, after our configuration.

Restart the Apache service.

In our example, the Apache server will redirect image hotlinking on our website to another local image.

In our example, the Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform hotlinking to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will redirect image hotlinking on our website to another local image.

From a remote Linux computer, try to perform direct access to an image.

Here is the command output.

The Apache server will allow direct access to images on our website.

Congratulation! You configured the Apache server to redirect image hotlinking to a local image.