apache rewrite syntax

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Trying to block Google bot and others from accessing some of my sites. Thing is I have one box that has a ton of virtual host files that do nothing more than do a proxy pass to other servers. I would like to block googlebot and would like avoid having to go to each individual .htaccess file. I believe you can do this in apache2.conf (httpd.conf) but I believe there might be some differences in the syntax. For example I know that this works if I stick it in my .htaccess:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> 

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} googlebot [NC] 
RewriteRule .* - [F,L] 

</IfModule>

but it doesn't seem to work in apache2. What would the exact syntax be?

robots.txt and .htaccess is not an option. Yes I know this setup sounds retarded because it is. I just inherited it.

That exact setup works perfectly for me in apache2. What does your rewrite log say? — Jenny D, Mar 20 '13 at 15:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 26 '13 at 15:19

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Rewriterules defined in a server-wide context are not automatically inherited in a virtual server context. You will need to add this to each virtual host:

RewriteOptions Inherit

See: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriteoptions

answered Mar 26 '13 at 15:19

Krist van Besien

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