mod_rewrite - rule to change http to https
 

Hi again all,

I've got a directory on my server and I'm trying to make a mod_rewrite rule to say something like;

http://myserver/ssl/

must become

https://myserver/ssl

Any ideas? I'm a bit stumped.

Thanks :)

In your .htaccess file, put the following:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ssl
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://myserver/ssl/$1 [R,L]


That should be it.

--Alden

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to work for me.

I have the directory stated in /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf like so;

Do I need to specify it within httpd.conf aswell?

Anyhow, the .htaccess is then in there, but no lucky (apache has been reloaded).

Can the Rewrite rules be used in the directory statements rather than a .htaccess ?

I *believe* you can.

Where did you put the .htaccess? It should be in the ssl folder.

If I get a chance, I'll test this myself, but it's not looking promising.

--Alden

.htaccess is in the SSL folder. I've got a directory statement in ssl.conf specifying allowoverride all to that .htaccess files are used.

It appears that I can't access it at all now :D hehe

I am terribly sorry. I did manage to test, and it appears that I've made a mistake with the code I posted.

I will not be able to get to debug any time soon, though. Can someone else on this board help, please?

--Alden

Thanks for your efforts to help, greatly appreciated.

I'll have a play around in the meantime before a mod_rewrite expert appears ;)

I've used this in a virtual host declaration:

Thanks. Whereabouts should I be putting my directory specification?
Am I doing this completely wrong by specifying it in ssl.conf, although this seems to work..
Would a virtual host declaration be better?

I'm speaking largely out of ignorance here, so take this with a grain of salt.

I would think that ssl.conf wouldn't be the best place to put this. If a connection comes in on http, I'm not sure that ssl ever plays a role, so ssl.conf may not ever be used.

I used a virtual host declaration largely because I have several virtual hosts, and that was the one I wanted re-directed to https no matter what. I suppose .htaccess could do the same, but it was easier to do it in a virtual host declaration since I had to create one anyway.