Javascript to verify correct URL

szboardstretcher · 05-31-2011, 07:55 AM

Lets say I have a site "Website1.com"

On that site I want to run a little javascript that verifies that the site was accessed as "Website1.com" and not "dev-Website1.com"

If it was accessed correctly, nothing happens. If it was accessed incorrectly, it displays an error saying "You are trying to access this site incorrectly."

What is the simplest way to accomplish this?

Guttorm · 05-31-2011, 08:03 AM

You can use window.location to get the link to the page. But it is the full link, not just the domain name. So you can check if it contains a word instead. Something like this:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">

if (window.location.indexOf("dev-Website1.com") >= 0) {
    alert("You are trying to access this site incorrectly.");
    // Maybe do something else as well instead of just showing a message? Then for example
    // window.location = "errorpage.html";
}

</script>