Apache: Redirecting http to https using a .htaccess file
March 23, 2008 Comments
To redirect http traffic to https in Apache, create a .htaccess file with the following content:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
Place the .htaccess file in your website directory and that should be it.
NOTE: The rewrite module in Apache must be enabled for this to work. To check whether it is enabled, open your httpd.conf and make sure the line below is not commented:
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
If you’re running Apache on Windows, you won’t be able to create a file with a filename that starts with “.” so you will have to tell Apache to look for another file. To do so, simply open your httpd.conf and change the line:
AccessFileName .htaccess
to
AccessFileName ht.acl .htaccess
Instead of naming the file .htaccess, name it ht.acl. Restart Apache and it should work.
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