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mjacobs_189214
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Feb 25, 2015

Forwarding request to server based on URL directory (and files inside it)?

Hello all, I've searched and found nothing that i'm looking for. I've got a request from an internal team that they need to forward user requests who hit webpage behind a particular directory. I...
application delivery
BIG-IP DNS
devops
iRules
Brad_Parker_139's avatar
Brad_Parker_139
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Feb 25, 2015

Try this:

when HTTP_REQUEST {
    if { [string tolower [HTTP::uri]] starts_with "/specific_directory" } {
        pool 
    }
    else {
        pool 
    }
}
  • mjacobs_189214's avatar
    mjacobs_189214
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    Feb 25, 2015
    Ah, I see, thank you for the help Brad.. Question, can I roll this into my switch iRule that "looks" at host headers or do I need to create a new iRule and apply it to my Virtual Server? Below is a sample switch iRule which i'm hesitant to update since it's production, thank you again! when HTTP_REQUEST { switch [string tolower [HTTP::host]] { www.domain.com { pool } secure.domain.com { pool }