Show IP instead of URL?

[Twey]

As Twey noted, this will only work for dedicated hosts, or those that use IP-based virtual hosting. Doing this with a server dependent upon name-based virtual hosts will make the server useless.

Luckily, his is one of those.

What I was looking for is similar in forcing the dotted quad to show even if the visitor entered the name URL.

The easiest way, if .htaccess is limited here, is to include a simple line at the top of the pages:

<?php if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], 'cleverwasteoftime') !== false) header('Location: http://216.118.83.123' . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?>

[BLiZZaRD]

Which was precisely why host names and the DNS system was introduced.

Yeah.. someone got smart way back when, LOL I would have started at 1, then each site would have a number corresponding to date and order URL was made. But I have a pinache for the over-exuberant (is that even a word?)

The mod_rewrite Apache module can do this and the examples in the Apache documentation should make it clear how do write the appropriate directives...

Thanks.. I did look on Apache's site in the Mod Rewrite section.. but I got lost and nothing looked like what I wanted.

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Luckily, his is one of those.

must be IP based, as my non-profit sites can't afford dedicated yet

The easiest way, if .htaccess is limited here, is to include a simple line at the top of the pages:

<?php if(strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], 'cleverwasteoftime') !== false) header('Location: http://216.118.83.123' . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?>

Cool! I will give all these a try. Thanks guys