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Damien_Turner_1
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Aug 02, 2010

Redirect if your a mobile user....

Hi all, I was wondering if I could have some help! I have been asked if it is possible to use an iRule to redirect a mobile user to a new URL. An example would be.... user on an iPhone goes to www.mysite.com but as they are a mobile user the URL gets changed to m.mysite.com and the correct formatted site is then shown. I've looked through quite a few similar topics but none seem to redirect the URL. I have a a pool of web servers but they serve all traffic, but I guess I could create anther pool. I'm still quite new to iRules but I know they rule! Thank You Damien
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    What_Lies_Bene1
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    Oct 29, 2012
    pmaubo2 I'd recommend you do a packet capture and inspect the User-Agent for each device and then use something like what I've put below. Just remember that User-Agent values may change between iOS and Android versions. I'm sure a quick Google would help with that. 

    
when HTTP_REQUEST {
 if { [class match [string tolower [HTTP::header User-Agent]] contains XXXX ] } {
  HTTP::redirect "http://onesite.com"
  return
    }
 elseif { [class match [string tolower [HTTP::header User-Agent]] contains XXXX ] } {
  HTTP::redirect "http://anothersite.com"
        }
}