Redirect Ip To Domain

September 3, 2013 5.6k views
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Hi there! I'm using apache web server on Ubuntu and I need to disable the ability for people to access the website by using the server's IP address in a web browser. I want it so that when someone attempts to browse to the IP address they get Redirect to the domain. I tried to google it, I found few tutorials, but they dont work for me. What configurations would be necessary to do that?
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kamaln7 MOD September 3, 2013
Edit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default and set DocumentRoot to /dev/null.

Add this line: 

Redirect / http://yourdomain.com

Finally, restart apache: 

sudo service apache2 restart
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robert_h_boy November 5, 2013
what about for nginx?
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kamaln7 MOD November 7, 2013
@robert_h_boy: Create a virtualhost for the IP address:
https://p.kk7.me/qeqihuluhe.nginx

Replace 1.2.3.4 with your IP address, and yourdomain.com with your actual domain name you want to redirect to.
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