How to restrict access to a website by IP

Question

How do you restrict access to a website by IP?

Answer

1. Access the server's command line as the cPanel user via SSH or Terminal in cPanel.
2. Open the site's .htaccess file in your preferred text editor.

3. Add the following to the .htaccess file:

   CONFIG_TEXT: <RequireAll>
      Require all granted
      Require not ip 203.0.113.2
   </RequireAll>

   Note: "203.0.113.2" must be replaced by the IP address to block.

4. Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Note: If the domain uses Cloudflare for its DNS, because Cloudflare proxies the connection, this would not work without disabling their proxy service.

Additional Resources

Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4: Access Control

Disable Cloudflare proxy for your domain