Prevent hotlinking with htaccess doesn't work - GoFuckYourself.com

hausarzt · 08-07-2021, 12:10 AM

Hey guys.
A bunch of sites hotlink my media, so I wanted to prevent it with some htaccess code.
I use wordpress, so there is a bunch of other stuff in the file. I only post the stuff I added:

Code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website1\.com(/.*)*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website2\.com(/.*)*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website3\.com(/.*)*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteRule \.(jpeg|JPEG|jpe|JPE|jpg|JPG|gif|GIF|png|PNG|mng|MNG)$ - [F]

Somehow this does not work, as the media is still present on the external sites. What's wrong with my code?

bugmenot4real · 08-07-2021, 12:39 AM

cache? maybe?

doeser · 08-07-2021, 01:46 AM

nginx maybe?

JesseQuinn · 08-07-2021, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hausarzt

Hey guys.
A bunch of sites hotlink my media, so I wanted to prevent it with some htaccess code.
I use wordpress, so there is a bunch of other stuff in the file. I only post the stuff I added:

Code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website1\.com(/.*)*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website2\.com(/.*)*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website3\.com(/.*)*$ [NC,OR]
RewriteRule \.(jpeg|JPEG|jpe|JPE|jpg|JPG|gif|GIF|png|PNG|mng|MNG)$ - [F]

Somehow this does not work, as the media is still present on the external sites. What's wrong with my code?

dunno about the code but since you're on wp you can use the WP Security plugin to block hotlinking pretty easily

hope that helps

Major (Tom) · 08-07-2021, 03:51 AM

Link Hotten!

Freedom6995 · 08-07-2021, 05:29 AM

https perhaps instead of http?

plsureking · 08-07-2021, 09:20 AM

more of a !not instead of do. i dont think you want to update your htaccess every time a new asshole starts hotlinking. if the ref is NOT your site, redirect.

https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/...ge-hotlinking-

and watch those mng files

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08-07-2021, 12:10 AM	#1
hausarzt Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Somewhere in Germany Posts: 817	Prevent hotlinking with htaccess doesn't work Hey guys. A bunch of sites hotlink my media, so I wanted to prevent it with some htaccess code. I use wordpress, so there is a bunch of other stuff in the file. I only post the stuff I added: Code: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website1\.com(/.)$ [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website2\.com(/.)$ [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^http://(www\.)?website3\.com(/.)$ [NC,OR] RewriteRule \.(jpeg\|JPEG\|jpe\|JPE\|jpg\|JPG\|gif\|GIF\|png\|PNG\|mng\|MNG)$ - [F] Somehow this does not work, as the media is still present on the external sites. What's wrong with my code? __________________ I know, my english is bad. But your german might be even worse

08-07-2021, 12:39 AM	#2
bugmenot4real Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 184	cache? maybe? __________________

08-07-2021, 03:51 AM	#5
Major (Tom) Anti Communist Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Null Posts: 29,750	Link Hotten! __________________ My mother said, to get things done You'd better not mess with Major Tom

08-07-2021, 05:29 AM	#6
Freedom6995 Friends of Venus founder Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,964	https perhaps instead of http? __________________ Email: freedom6995 . protonmail.com

08-07-2021, 09:20 AM	#7
plsureking bored Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Metaverse Posts: 4,675	more of a !not instead of do. i dont think you want to update your htaccess every time a new asshole starts hotlinking. if the ref is NOT your site, redirect. https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/...ge-hotlinking- and watch those mng files # __________________ #

08-07-2021, 01:46 AM	#3
doeser Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: swiss alps Posts: 205	nginx maybe?