How To Block Hotlinkers
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One sure sign of hotlinking is the appearance of strange web sites in one’s referrer logs. When sites that wouldn’t normally be interested in one site are the ones that are appearing, then something is definitely up. When the offending sites are visited, photos owned by the other site are sure to be posted there. They do not make copies of the photo but rather link directly to the photo hosted on the website. Higher than normal bandwidth consumption is another sign. The log analysis tools might even show a higher number of hits for an image than for the page that displays it.
Blocking Hotlinking
The only fool-proof way to stop hotlinking is to turn-off one’s website. This is rather extreme and does not present a viable option to site owners. The best bet lies on creating an .htaccess file. Although there are many
