Redirect a route path in Apache 2.4 except my IP

Question

I try to redirect all visit except from my own IP adress to a specific path/url (not file or directory just a route path)like "example.com/my-path" to home page. I have tried a several code in .htaccess file but nothing works.

I used this code:

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} != 1.2.3.4 (MY IP) 
RewriteRule /my-path https://example.com

Where I have wrong?

Answer 1

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} != 1.2.3.4 (MY IP) 
RewriteRule /my-path https://example.com

There's a few errors here:

• There should be no space after != and before the string you are testing. != is part of the CondPattern (2nd argument). = is a prefix-operator (that makes it a string match, instead of a regex) and ! is an additional operator that negates the expression. So != is not one operator, but two stuck together.

• The RewriteRule pattern (ie. /my-path) is a regex that matches the requested URL-path. Note, however, that in a directory context (eg. .htaccess), the URL-path that is matched does not start with a slash.

• This will implicitly trigger a 302 (temporary) redirect. However, you should always be explicit and include the R flag.

• For external redirects you should nearly always include the L (last) flag to prevent further processing.

The above should be written like this instead:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !=1.2.3.4
RewriteRule ^my-path$ https://example.com/ [R=302,L]

This will match the requested URL /my-path and issue a temporary redirect to https://example.com/ if the request is coming from an IP address that is not 1.2.3.4.