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#App router - redirect on path check
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Yes, your if statement is incorrect. The issue lies in the logical operator you're using. You're using the OR operator (||), which means that if either of the conditions is true, the entire statement is true. In this case, if the path is not equal to "/" OR the path is not equal to /users/${userID}, it will always redirect to "/".
This is because when you're on the "/" path, the second condition (path !== /users/${userID}``) is true, and when you're on the /users/${userID} path, the first condition (path !== "/") is true. So in both cases, the entire if statement evaluates to true, and the redirect happens.
You should use the AND operator (&&) instead. This way, the redirect will only happen if the path is not equal to both "/" AND /users/${userID}. Here's how you should write it:
const router = useRouter();
const path = usePathname();
if (path !== "/" && path !== `/users/${userID}`) {
router.push("/");
}