: Conditional DirectoryIndex based on IP address, using .htaccess I've got this in httpd.conf: <VirtualHost xx.xxx.xx.xxx> Options All +ExecCGI ServerAdmin hostmaster@thehost.com

I've got this in httpd.conf:

<VirtualHost xx.xxx.xx.xxx>
Options All +ExecCGI
ServerAdmin hostmaster@thehost.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/domain.com
ServerName dl.domain.org
DirectoryIndex dlindex1.html
</VirtualHost>

... which is fine (what I need as the DirectoryIndex for our 'dl.domain.org' subdomain), but now I also need to alter that DirectoryIndex based on IP address, using .htaccess.
Is this possible?

StackOverflow posts are telling me that I cannot set DirectoryIndex conditionally.. but instead have to use a RewriteRule.
If that is true, OK, but what RewriteCond and RewriteRule?
I am pretty noob in Apache, but anyway have tried many things, including (where the actual IPs are those of our 2 devs):

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} ^111.222.333.444$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} ^555.666.777.888$
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} ^dl.domain.org
RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /dlindex2.html

..or even just (as an absolute test):

RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} ^555.666.777.888$
RewriteRule (.*)/dlindex1.html$ /dlindex2.html

But it seems that whatever I try it just serves up the DirectoryIndex dlindex1.html as per httpd.conf, as opposed to the dlindex2.html I want served up as the default page in that subdomain when a devs IP is calling.

Can any one point me to what I can do to get what I am after? i.e. this: ...to actually, or even just effectively, alter DirectoryIndex based on IP address, using .htaccess, on the fly?