Block IP Addresses or Referring Domains

A quick and easy method to block specific or ranges of IP addresses or referring domains, via your root .htaccess file.

<Limit GET POST>
order allow,deny
# Block a single IP
deny from 123.456.789.012
# Block a few
deny from 123.456.789.012
deny from 123.456.789.012
deny from 123.456.789.012
# Block a range
deny from 123.456.
allow from all
</Limit>

Block and send elsewhere...

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} ^11\.22\.33\.44
RewriteRule ^/* https://www.google.com [R=301,L]

Or an IP range...

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} ^11\.22\.33\.
RewriteRule ^/* https://www.google.com [R=301,L]

Or referring domains...

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} .*whatever.com.*$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} .*whatever.org.*$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} .*whatever.net.*$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://google.com [R=301,L]

If you'd like to be able to block by country, try this mod.