Apache mod_rewrite + hotlink protection

[versello]

I'm running Apache 2 on a Win32 platform, and I can't seem to get hotlink protection working.

I've uncommented "LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so" in the .conf file and restarted apache, and I have AllowOverride All in my httpd.conf. .htaccess does work fine, as I am able to set options in it and it works fine.

Now when I'm trying to make an .htaccess to prevent hotlinking, it doesn't do anything. In it is:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^$

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://my_domain/.*$      [NC]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://www.my_domain.com/.*$      [NC]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} !^http://my_ip_address/.*$      [NC]

RewriteRule .*\.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|bmp|rep|rar|zip|w3g).*$ - [G,L]

Please help.

 

[HorsePunchKid]

By "doesn't do anything", do you mean "doesn't prevent hotlinking"? Your rules look pretty solid, though I'd probably make some minor changes that shouldn't really affect anything (like removing the final ".*" in your RewriteRule). Are you absolutely sure it's not a configuration problem? Does a simple rewrite work? For example, just make a rule "RewriteRule foo.html bar.html" and see if you get redirected properly.

 

[versello]

I did what you mentioned. I didn't get redirected Guess mod_rewrite isn't functioning?

What else do I have to do to get this functioning?

 

[versello]

Ok well I got it working now. Thanks for yer help.

 

[HorsePunchKid]

Glad to hear. Sorry I couldn't be more directly helpful. What did it take to get it working? Was it a configuration issue, or was there something wrong with the rewrites?