Force HTTP requests to HTTPS using .htaccess

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This article will show you how you can force your website’s HTTP requests to HTTPS using htaccess.

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What is htaccess ?

.htaccess is a file used for server configuration. It is used primarily for URL redirection, preventing access to specific files, etc.

Force HTTP requests to HTTPS using .htaccess

If you have a website that is by default loads on HTTP, then this article is for you.

First, you need to open your .htaccess file from the root of your project.

If you do not have .htaccess file at the root, you need to manually create it in your main folder. Make sure to add the “.” dot at the beginning.

Then you need to write the following re-write condition and rule at the end of your .htaccess file.

# Redirect all http traffic to https
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://adnan-tech.com/$1 [R,L]

By default, the HTTP server loads on port 80. So, we have set the condition to port 80. Whatever comes to port 80, will be passed to the re-write rule.

Our re-write rule says that whatever comes in the URL of this website, will be redirected to the HTTPS address.

  • ^ means the start of the string.
  • $ means the end of the string.
  • () parenthesis is used for grouping in the regular expression.
  • . means 0 or more characters.
  • * means any character.
  • $1 means the URL will be passed as an argument.
  • [R,L] means to prevent further execution of rewrite rules. Make sure it does not have any space.

So that’s how you can force HTTP requests to HTTPS using .htaccess. If you face any problems in following this, kindly do let me know.

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