12 Oct 2007

HTTP to HTTPS via mod_rewrite

Apache, Quick Tip 2 Comments

To redirect a website from http -> https I utilized mod_rewrite. And created a .htaccess file with the following contents.

$ cat .htaccess
Options FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://your_server.com/$1

This can be useful if you need to ensure all access to your site, is done via HTTPS.

2 Responses to “HTTP to HTTPS via mod_rewrite”

  1. Mirge says:
    October 19, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    Thank you, this was PERFECT… I tried another popular rewrite, but it wouldn’t work.. this one worked for me.

  2. Nick Wilkens says:
    October 19, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Thanks! Glad we could help.

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