Http to https redirect with htaccess

Question

I'm trying to redirect http to https on an AWS server.

I tried the following htaccess syntax, nothing works:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]

And

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

The website still loads with http, how can I fix that?

If you change RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off to RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on do you get a redirect loop? — MrWhite
– MrWhite, Commented Sep 7, 2017 at 11:05

Kees Sonnema · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-07 15:25:55Z

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This will 301 redirect all http links to https

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} Off [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

If you want your site to also force www use this:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com
RewriteRule ^ https://www.example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} Off [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Edit:

Mod_rewrite is disabled by default on AWS. You need to enable it in your httpd.conf file beneath the following line: /var/www/html change AllowOverride None to AllowOverride All and restart Apache.

edited Sep 7, 2017 at 15:25

answered Sep 7, 2017 at 8:10

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3 Comments

loliki Over a year ago

Hey, thank you for your answer, however, this still doesn't work for me, here is a screenshot prntscr.com/gi4rgm neither www to non www works nor the http to https.

Kees Sonnema Over a year ago

There's probably a configuration problem on the AWS side. Have a look at this to enable mod_rewrite forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?messageID=265770

Joe Over a year ago

Make an edit to your answer @KeesSonnema about the configuration issue. Will make your answer more relevant then :)

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