redirect based on referer

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bigfred

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I need to redirect traffic from google.co.uk to a new site.

I have been told that this is called a redirect based on referer (HTTP_REFERER).

Can anyone advise how I actually do this? Is it just code in a txt document?

Thanks in advance guys, I am not a programmer and appreciate your help
 
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First you need to put a file called .htaccess in the directory which should be redirect, e.g. your root directory if you want to redirect the whole domain.

then open the file with a text editor and add the following lines:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://www\.google\.co.uk [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yournewdomain.com/ [R,L]
 
Hi great thanks. What is the [NC] and [R,L]?
 
I have used the rewite you suggested. When I search using google.co.uk it redirects fine, however when I search using this location search:

google.com/search?q=keyword&gl=uk

It doesnt redirect :(

Basically I want anyone who clicks the link in the location UK, then it will redirect. Is this possible?
 
Basically I want anyone who clicks the link in the location UK, then it will redirect. Is this possible?
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Do you want to redirect all UK traffic, no matter from which source it comes, or just UK traffic that comes from google?
 
I want all UK traffic from Google to be redirected
 
Try adding this line into .htaccess

RewriteCond %{http_referer} gl=uk [NC]
 
tried it, didnt work :(
 
that should do it i believe:

Code: 
<?php

  if (preg_match('/google\.co\.uk/' , $_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"])) {
    header("Location: http://blackhatworld.com");
    exit;
  }

?>
 
thanks homenet for your help mate. Any other ideas?
 
Try this in your .htaccess file, delete everything that is in it and then put:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} gl=uk [NC]
RewriteRule /*$ http://www.yoursite.com/webpage.html [R=302,L]

Then delete your cache and try again.
 
You are a superstar! It worked! Cheers mate appreciate all your time and help
 
Quick question, if I want to add more countries would it look like this:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} gl=uk [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} gl=za [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} gl=sg [NC]
RewriteRule /*$ http://www.yoursite.com/webpage.html [R=302,L]

?
 
I'd say PHP is your best bet here, as you can change it page by page if need be. Just my $0.02
 
any idaes of how to do it via php?
 
s0phia said:
that should do it i believe:

Code: 
<?php

  if (preg_match('/google\.co\.uk/' , $_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"])) {
    header("Location: http://blackhatworld.com");
    exit;
  }

?>
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Yap, this should work. Did you try?

Code: 
http://www.electrictoolbox.com/php-http-referer-variable/

You'll get the referer that way.. What's the problem still?
 
bigfred said:
any idaes of how to do it via php?
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Code: 
http://www.phpjabbers.com/redirect-based-on-referrer-or-ip-address-php2.html

Code: 
<?
  $referrer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
  if (preg_match("/site1.com/",$referrer)) {
        header('Location:  http://www.customercare.com/page-site1.html');
  } elseif (preg_match("/site2.com/",$referrer)) {
        header('Location:  http://www.customercare.com/page-site2.html');
  };
  ?>
 
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