XF 2.0 Forwarding non-www traffic to www traffic

[Bonsai Coder]

I had this set up in XenForo 1.x and it worked fine. Now it is no longer working(?) I am looking for a simple redirect so that all non-www traffic is forwarded to www. For example if someone enters:

https://bonsainut.com, I would like them to be forwarded to https://www.bonsainut.com.

My previous fix involved adding this code to my htaccess.txt:

RewriteEngine On
        RewriteCond %{HTTPS_HOST} ^bonsainut\.com$
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ "https\:\/\/www\.bonsainut\.com\/$1" [R=301,L]

Any thoughts? SSL works with both www and non-www traffic.

 

[Snog]

The backslashes and quotes shouldn't be needed. Try this...

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bonsainut.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.bonsainut.com/$1 [R=301,L]

 

[Bonsai Coder]

The backslashes and quotes shouldn't be needed. Try this...

Thank you for your assistance! Sadly, it is not working for me. Here is my entire htaccess.txt file:

#    Mod_security can interfere with uploading of content such as attachments. If you
#    cannot attach files, remove the "#" from the lines below.
#<IfModule mod_security.c>
#    SecFilterEngine Off
#    SecFilterScanPOST Off
#</IfModule>

ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 405 default
ErrorDocument 406 default
ErrorDocument 500 default
ErrorDocument 501 default
ErrorDocument 503 default

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

        RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bonsainut.com [NC]
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.bonsainut.com/$1 [L,R=301]
       
    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #RewriteBase /xenforo

    #    This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
    #RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
    RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

</IfModule>

Not sure what the issue is...

 

[Snog]

Here is my entire htaccess.txt file:

If your editing htaccess.txt, that's the problem, htaccess.txt is a sample file that can be used for your .htaccess file or renamed to .htaccess.

You should be editing .htaccess (note the .) on your server.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I'm not aware that you should change the .htaccess file at all when upgrading from xf1 to xf 2, just leave your old one in place as is.

htaccess.txt is fine to leave there as it does nothing. I'm not actually sure why it's in the xenforo upgrade package at all

 

[Snog]

I'm not aware that you should change the .htaccess file at all when upgrading from xf1 to xf 2, just leave your old one in place as is.

htaccess.txt is fine to leave there as it does nothing. I'm not actually sure why it's in the xenforo upgrade package at all

Yes, it is fine to leave. But, if there is one on his server (.htaccess) it's not working for his redirect and he's editing the wrong file.

He should be editing .htaccess, not htaccess.txt.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Yes, it is fine to leave. But, if there is one on his server (.htaccess) it's not working for his redirect and he's editing the wrong file.

He should be editing .htaccess, not htaccess.txt.

I agree absolutely, what confuses me is why, after an upgrade, the existing .htaccess which was working before with xf1 is not working now. The upgrade doesn't touch that file.

 

[Bonsai Coder]

Thanks all for the help... my problem is often that I edit one of these files, and then two years go by... and I forget what I did

So here is the current text of my .htaccess file:

#    Mod_security can interfere with uploading of content such as attachments. If you
#    cannot attach files, remove the "#" from the lines below.
#<IfModule mod_security.c>
#    SecFilterEngine Off
#    SecFilterScanPOST Off
#</IfModule>

ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 405 default
ErrorDocument 406 default
ErrorDocument 500 default
ErrorDocument 501 default
ErrorDocument 503 default

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

    RewriteEngine On

        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
        RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTPS_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

        RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bonsainut.com [NC]
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.bonsainut.com/$1 [L,R=301]

    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #       RewriteBase /xenforo

    #    This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
    #       RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

</IfModule>

/EDIT Nevermind! I got it to work - I had a one letter typo hiding in there I edited the code above to remove the extra char so that no one refers to it and makes a mistake. The code above DOES work. Thank you for all your assistance!!

 

[Snog]

Try changing it to this...

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

    RewriteEngine On

    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #       RewriteBase /xenforo

    #    This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
    #       RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

        RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bonsainut.com [NC]
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.bonsainut.com/$1 [L,R=301]

        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

</IfModule>

 

[Bonsai Coder]

Try changing it to this...

I was editing my post while you were typing this. I had a one symbol typo in my code that I found and removed. The code that you suggested is now working fine.

Thank you!

 

[Snog]

Actually it's not.

HTTP isn't forwarding to HTTPS. But non-www is forwarding to www.

Post the current content so it can be looked at again.

 

[Bonsai Coder]

Actually it's not. Post the current content so it can be looked at again.

It is verbatim what I posted above.

Are you sure it isn't working? I enter:

http://bonsainut.com and it forwards to https://www.bonsainut.com
http://www.bonsainut.com and it forwards to https://www.bonsainut.com
https://bonsainut.com and it forwards to https://www.bonsainut.com

 

[Snog]

Change it to this..

#    SecFilterEngine Off
#    SecFilterScanPOST Off
#</IfModule>

ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 405 default
ErrorDocument 406 default
ErrorDocument 500 default
ErrorDocument 501 default
ErrorDocument 503 default

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

    RewriteEngine On

        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
        RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

        RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^bonsainut.com [NC]
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.bonsainut.com/$1 [L,R=301]

    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #       RewriteBase /xenforo

    #    This line may be needed to enable WebDAV editing with PHP as a CGI.
    #       RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

        RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
        RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
        RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]

</IfModule>

That should fix the HTTP to HTTPS problem.

If not, I'm out of ideas.

 

[Ark Royal]

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[Bonsai Coder]

I think it should be fixed(?)

It seems to be working fine on every device I can get my hand on.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I think it should be fixed(?)

It seems to be working fine on every device I can get my hand on.

That's good. In my experience, once a redirect is working, it works. I haven't heard about a redirct being device specific so you should be good to go whatever.