How to redirect IP to domain?

How to redirect IP to domain? - If a page has internal and external outgoing links to redirecting URLs, it’s returning 3xx (301, 302, etc.) HTTP status codes standing for redirection. This issue means that the page does not exist on a permanent or temporary basis. It appears on most of the popular web browsers, usually caused by a misconfigured website. However, there are some steps you can take to ensure the issue isn’t on your side. You can find more details about redirecting URLs by reading the Google Search Central overview. In this article, we’ll go over how you can fix the How to redirect IP to domain? error on your web browser. Problem :

My IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xx is pointing to example.com at GoDaddy but I just noticed that when I type the IP in browser, it doesn't redirect to the website, how can do this? I am sure this will happen through httpd.conf but unsure about what I need to add.

Solution :

You can use the .htaccess file to redirect from IP to domain using this code:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %HTTP_HOST ^555.555.555.555
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Change 555.555.555.555 to match the IP of your server, additionally though you can use canonical urls that will prevent duplicates entering Googles index, Check out: Should I redirect the site IP address to the domain name.

We hope that this article has helped you resolve the apache, htaccess, redirects error in your web browsers. Enjoy browsing the internet uninterrupted!