apache redirect http to https and www to non www

22
votes

basically what i want is redirect al request to use HTTPS instead of http

I have this in my htaccess so far and it worked great: Code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> 
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off 
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} 
</ifModule>

today someone noticed that when going to: http://www.example.com it redirects to and shows an unsecure connection thingie.

My ssl is setup for non www domain: mydomain.com

So i need to make sure all site requests are sent to non www and https: It works fine if i put example.com it redirects to https://example.com

but with www.example.com it goes to htts://www.example.com and shows the error

what do i need to add to my code to redirect www to non www and then to ssl ?

6
apache.htaccessredirectssl
What common names are in your certificate ? Most CAs put www and non-www in the common name when they issue a certificate for avoiding this kind of issue. – Pierre-Olivier
certificat is made for domain.com (non www) basically i want all trafic to go to NON www and https – misulicus

6 Answers

18
votes

You can get what you need from the HTTP_HOST

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

This way it will get the host always without the subdomain.

25
votes

You will have to re-issue your certificate for both www and without www.

If someone connects to your site via a domain name that is not included in your common name, they will receive a warning.

The ssl negociation process happens before any response from the server (in your case, a redirection), so in all cases, your visitors will receive a warning when using a domain that is not in your common name.

5
votes
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://domain.com%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) https://domain.com%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NC]
2
votes

If you are using CloudFlare's free account then that's the problem. CloudFlare's free account does NOT support SSL Certificates. To continue using CloudFlare's free account with an SSL Certificate just go to the DNS settings in CloudFlare and take the orange cloud off of your domain and off of the cname WWW. That will fix your problem and cause both www and non-www to be redirected to https.

Also be sure to add this code to your .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Then, everything should work!

0
votes
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
0
votes

Check out this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST}#%{HTTPS}s ^www\.([^#]+)#(?:off|on(s)) [NC]
RewriteRule ^ http%2://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^.*$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]