{"id":1490,"date":"2022-06-18T16:50:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T16:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2026-06-01T06:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:32:27","slug":"how-to-find-common-redirect-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/knowledge-base\/2022\/06\/18\/how-to-find-common-redirect-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Common Redirect Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, a website may redirect visitors to another URL, and the source of the redirect may not be immediately clear. In many cases, the redirect source can be identified through HTTP headers using the CURL command over SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SSH access to the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CURL package installed on the server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic knowledge of HTTP headers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Find Common Redirect Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, you may notice a redirect on your domain name and may not know the source of the redirect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can often be identified by checking the website headers using the CURL command through SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to the server via SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>curl -I yourdomainname.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After running the command, you may see output similar to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[root@server ~]# curl -I yourdomain.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HTTP\/1.1 303 See Other<br>Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 05:04:24 GMT<br>Server: Apache<br>X-Redirect-By: WordPress<br>Content-Language: en<br>Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/\">https:\/\/yourdomain.com<\/a><br>Content-Type: text\/html; charset=UTF-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the above output, the important header is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X-Redirect-By<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This indicates the source of the redirection if the application provides it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common X-Redirect-By Headers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some commonly used CMS applications display redirect information using the following headers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X-Redirect-By: WordPress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X-Redirect-By: Joomla<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X-Redirect-By: Moodle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the CURL command over SSH is a simple method to identify common website redirect sources. 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