Rewrite rules for all sites in httpd_config.conf ?

[Krishna]

Hello,
I want to block some bad user agent strings for all my websites.
Instead of keeping the rewrite rules in each of my virtual host,
can I keep this code in httpd_config.conf so that it applies to all my websites?

# Global rewrite rules

rewrite {

    enable                  1

    autoLoadHtaccess        0

    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} seozoom [NC,OR]

    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} GPTBot [NC,OR]

    RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} Bytedance [NC]

   RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

}

If this is not correct, please suggest correct method.
Thanks

 

[Cold-Egg]

You can create a conf file for it, and include it in the httpd_config.conf file. See https://openlitespeed.org/kb/ols-configuration-examples/#Include_Files

 

[Krishna]

Hi,
Thanks for reply.
I created this file :
/usr/local/lsws/conf/badbots.conf

RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "testbadbot1|testbadbot2" [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

where should I include this in httpd_conf.conf so that the rewrite rules work for all my sites?

should I include this line before all virtual hosts
include /usr/local/lsws/conf/badbots.conf
or at the end ?

Please suggest.
Thanks

 

[Cold-Egg]

It should work either way.

 

[LiteCache]

@Krishna

You should read this:

https://forum.openlitespeed.org/thr...fectively-and-without-waf-or-cloudflare.5989/

 

[Krishna]

rewrite code to block bad bots is working if I use the code in each of my virtual hosts vhconf.conf

RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "seozoom|badBot" [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

but global rewrite rules are not working.
I want to place the code in httpd_config.conf and it should stop bad bots for all my virtual hosts.

Please suggest without using .htaccess files and without modsecurity.
Thanks a lot.

 

[Cold-Egg]

You are right, can not just include it in the server config file, need to include it in the virtual host config file.