How to make a redirect in .htaccess?

Question

htaccess

Hi all!
I need to redirect from the site to the VK group. During technical work.
Website on joomla. How do I not get redirected? since you need to work in the admin panel in the front.
And if you register a redirect, how to work?

Answer 1

Try like this:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^123\.123\.123\.123$
RewriteRule .* https://vk.com/club123456 [R=301,L]

where 123.123.123.123 is the IP that should not be forwarded