How to Redirect HTTP to HTTPS on Apache?

Question

Environment: Ubuntu with Apache.

Trying to setup automatic redirection from http to https.

I have tried:

<VirtualHost *:80> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} </VirtualHost> <VirtualHost *:443> SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile <path to your crt file> SSLCertificateKeyFile <path to your private key file> # ... </VirtualHost>

and

 RewriteEngine on ReWriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$ RewriteRule ^/(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [NC,R,L]

From mydomain.com --- To ---> (https://) mydomain.com

Any ideas?

You need to enable .htaccess in /etc/apache/sites-available/mydomain.conf, then create a .htaccess file in root directory (by default /var/www/html) and write the code you have written above. — Bijay Regmi
– Bijay Regmi, Commented Aug 3, 2019 at 19:14
All of the answers given below are blindly following the OP's mistake of trying to use a rewrite to do a redirect. HTTP to HTTPS should be done with a redirect using the "Redirect" directive. No need to load the RewriteEngine with complicated rules, etc. — JasonGabler
– JasonGabler, Commented Feb 22, 2023 at 21:23

RoseHosting · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-04 02:39:13Z

Make sure you can access your website both through HTTP and HTTPS. Also make sure mod_rewrite is enabled, then you can add these lines to your .htaccess file.

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

AngelFalse · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-04 01:52:59Z

I use this code

<VirtualHost *:80> ServerName foo.com ServerAlias www.foo.com <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^ - [E=protossl] RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on RewriteRule ^ - [E=protossl:s] RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301] </IfModule> </VirtualHost>

mrk · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-03 19:15:08Z

First create a virtual host based on this tutorial:
Apache Web server - Setting Up Virtual Hosts

Secondly you can create a Let's encrypt cert and if you use certbot it will automatically configures your Apache and do the redirection:
How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04

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