htaccess redirect to mobile subfolder without changing the URL

[FarrisFahad]

I want to redirect my users to my mobile site. My mobile site is in a subfolder instead of a subdomain. Here is how I want it to work ...

Request sent to:
https://www.picturepunches.com/hot

Redirect to:
https://www.picturepunches.com/mobile/hot

I also don't want to effect the images on that page. So I want the images to be:
https://www.picturepunches.com/pictures/user/1937/19974-Theosawmon.jpg

And not:
https://www.picturepunches.com/mobile/pictures/user/1937/19974-Theosawmon.jpg

How can I do dis?

[alan.davies]

You write exceptions for certain directories. But it depends, on whether almost all links need to redirect or just the hot directory. If just the hot directory, specify that only.

[FarrisFahad]

Here is what I have come up with ...

RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^desktop
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "android|blackberry|googlebot-mobile|iemobile|iphone|ipod|#opera mobile|palmos|webos" [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "acs|alav|alca|amoi|audi|aste|avan|benq|bird|blac|blaz|brew|cell|cldc|cmd-" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "dang|doco|eric|hipt|inno|ipaq|java|jigs|kddi|keji|leno|lg-c|lg-d|lg-g|lge-" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT}  "maui|maxo|midp|mits|mmef|mobi|mot-|moto|mwbp|nec-|newt|noki|opwv" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "palm|pana|pant|pdxg|phil|play|pluc|port|prox|qtek|qwap|sage|sams|sany" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "sch-|sec-|send|seri|sgh-|shar|sie-|siem|smal|smar|sony|sph-|symb|t-mo" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "teli|tim-|tosh|tsm-|upg1|upsi|vk-v|voda|w3cs|wap-|wapa|wapi" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "wapp|wapr|webc|winw|winw|xda|xda-" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "up.browser|up.link|windowssce|iemobile|mini|mmp" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "symbian|midp|wap|phone|pocket|mobile|pda|psp" [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/mobile/.*$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /mobile/ [L,R=302]

[FarrisFahad]

Can someone please edit the last 2 lines to make it work? Make sure that you read the first post.

[FarrisFahad]

Here is the code I currently have ...

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

RewriteRule ^(trending|hot|featured|users|rooms|languages|comments|register|login|forgot-password|upload|contact|learn|rules|thanks)$ $1.php [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^member/(feed|subscriptions|pictures|earnings|advertise|settings|crop-picture|create-ad|create-room|manage-rooms)$ $1.php [NC,L]

RewriteRule ^mobile/(fresh|trending|hot|featured|comments|users|rooms|languages|upload|register|login|forgot-password|learn|rules|contact|thanks)$ mobile/$1.php [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^mobile/member/(feed|subscriptions|pictures|earnings|advertise)$ mobile/$1.php [NC,L]

RewriteRule ^(trending|hot|featured|users|rooms|languages|comments|register|login|forgot-password|upload|contact|learn|rules|thanks)$ mobile/$1 [L,R=301]

[gentlemedia]

Sorry to say this, but user agent sniffing was/is never a good strategy. Just make your site mobile friendly, so you don't have to alter/update multiple code bases and your URLs work everywhere!

[rproffitt]

XKCD covers this as well -> https://xkcd.com/869/

Make it mobile friendly and avoid making versions for desktop, mobile, iPads and such. You'll go mad trying to keep it in sync and working.

[jkon]

Using htaccess for mobile detection and subfolder redirection is a primitive way. You can as rrproffitt suggested first try to built a responsive web app and then when you will see that this is not a good way do it as big companies do (google, facebook, twitter , name it … ) “first adjustive and then responsive”. That means to detect the device inside your web app. Have two (desktop/mobi) or three (desktop/mobi/tablet) versions for css and content part and serve the same logical units in the same url's.

[FarrisFahad]

I already worked on this project. I might take your advice later but for now can anyone help?

[FarrisFahad]

Hey guys, I have found the solution to my problem ...

With htaccess redirect you need to specify the full url of the destination redirct. This is what I did ...

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/mobile/.*$
RewriteRule ^(fresh|trending|hot|featured|users|rooms|languages|comments|register|login)$ https://www.picturepunches.com/mobile/$1 [L,R=302]

[Vijay_34]

RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /

# Check if this is the noredirect query string
   RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)m=0(&|$)
   # Set a cookie, and skip the next rule
    RewriteRule ^ - [CO=mredir:0:www.example.com]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:x-wap-profile} !^$ [OR]
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Profile}       !^$ [OR]
        RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "acs|alav|alca|amoi|audi|aste|avan|benq|bird|blac|blaz|brew|cell|cldc|cmd-" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "dang|doco|eric|hipt|inno|ipaq|java|jigs|kddi|keji|leno|lg-c|lg-d|lg-g|lge-" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT}  "maui|maxo|midp|mits|mmef|mobi|mot-|moto|mwbp|nec-|newt|noki|opwv" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "palm|pana|pant|pdxg|phil|play|pluc|port|prox|qtek|qwap|sage|sams|sany" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "sch-|sec-|send|seri|sgh-|shar|sie-|siem|smal|smar|sony|sph-|symb|t-mo" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "teli|tim-|tosh|tsm-|upg1|upsi|vk-v|voda|w3cs|wap-|wapa|wapi" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "wapp|wapr|webc|winw|winw|xda|xda-" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "up.browser|up.link|windowssce|iemobile|mini|mmp" [NC,OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} "symbian|midp|wap|phone|pocket|mobile|pda|psp" [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} !macintosh [NC]
# Check if we're not already on the mobile site
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}          !^m\.
# Can not read and write cookie in same request, must duplicate condition
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !(^|&)m=0(&|$)
   # Check to make sure we haven't set the cookie before
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE}        !^.*mredir=0.*$ [NC]
# Now redirect to the mobile site
RewriteRule ^ http://m.example.com [R,L]

[FarrisFahad]

Thank you @Vijay for your help.

[Australia_1]

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