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I currently have a virtualhost within Apache that is using mod_cband and mod_rewrite. I am using mod_cband to limit the number of connections per remote user. When this limit is exceeded, it is supposed to return 503 Service Unavailable which is the mod_cband default.

If the limit is not exceeded then mod_rewrite should rewrite the URL according to the rules I have specified.

Unfortunately, mod_rewrite seems to take some sort of priority over mod_cband as the rewrite occurs even when the limit is exceeded and 503 Service Unavailable is never returned.

Is there anyway to force mod_cband to be applied before mod_rewrite? Config is as follows:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName a.domain.com
    ServerAdmin [email protected]

    CBandRemoteSpeed 1024 1 10

    RewriteEngine on
    # Some other rewrite rules.

    RewriteRule (.*) https://a.domain.com? [R]

    ...

</VirtualHost>
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Move the mod_rewrite processing into a later phase by putting the rules in .htaccess instead.

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  • Which .htaccess file should I put my catch all rule in so that it is used for every request?
    – DanielGibbs
    Jun 15, 2012 at 23:16
  • The one right in DocumentRoot.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Jun 16, 2012 at 0:16
  • Worth noting: doing this in a <Directory> block works just as well, without the performance (and potentially security) issues inherent in .htaccess files.
    – Shane Madden
    Jun 17, 2012 at 6:03

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