Restrict image access from browser using HTACCESS

 When we want to restrict the image access from the browser other than the page, add the below code in htaccess file to apply.


RewriteEngine on 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?localhost [NC] 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://(www\.)?localhost.*$ [NC] 
RewriteRule \.(gif|jpg|png)$ - [F]

localhost need to be replaced by the domain name where the application is hosted. 

NOTE: Above code works in Apache (LINUX) not in windows

Redirect to maintenance page using HTACCESS

 Redirecting the whole site to maintenance page using HTACCESS

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^111\.11\.1\.11
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/maintenance\.html$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domainname.com/maintenance.html [R=307,L]


Rewrite condition mentioned is to stop the redirection for that particular domain.

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^111\.11\.1\.11

"maintenance.html" is the page where you want to redirect the website.