Redirect HTTP to HTTPS automatically

[Joe Kuhn]

File Manager shows:



I added lines 20 and 21, uncommented 25 and set my directory to '/community'. The rest of htaccess is unchanged.



Doesn't redirect me in a new Incognito Chrome window. What am I missing? Thanks.

https works just fine when you type it in. https://joekuhndesign.com/community

 

[Nirjonadda]

I added lines 20 and 21,

You need add this rules in top your httaccess.

 

[Emre]

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-always-use-ssl.36180/

 

[HWS]

Doesn't redirect me in a new Incognito Chrome window. What am I missing? Thanks.

Also you need to run Apache as your web server and rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess

 

[Joe Kuhn]

You need add this rules in top your httaccess.

I'm not seeing the rules you say I need to add. Maybe your paste didn't work before you hit save.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-always-use-ssl.36180/

The xf moderator responding in that thread said to use this:


Note the "yoursite.com/forum" reference. I assumed what I have is more general with "%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}", but maybe not. Isn't "URI" actually a misspelling and should be "URL"? My code is below:

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Also you need to run Apache as your web server and rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess

I'm using Linux at GoDaddy and here is what they suggest in it's entirety. Will do the file rename since they always refer to the file as ".htaccess" as well. I'll bet that does it. Gotta go to day job... Thanks.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Renaming the file from htaccess.txt to .htaccess worked. Thanks.

Nice intro article: https://lunarpages.com/apache-vs-iis-which-web-server-should-you-choose/

 

[Joe Kuhn]

This worked for new cPanel install on GoDaddy. Changed 'coolexample' to desired link on two lines.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?coolexample\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.coolexample.com/$1 [R,L]

 

[beerForo]

XF Setting:
Enable board URL canonicalization (YES)
If enabled, the board URL setting will be treated as the canonical installation URL. If visitors access your site through a different URL, they will be redirected to the appropriate canonical URL. When enabled, you must ensure that your board URL setting is correct. If it is not correct, areas outside the admin control panel will not be accessible!

Site URL: https://xxxxx.xxx
That sends http://www and non-www, and https://www and non-www to the site URL.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Ah, another way to do it. Thanks.

What points could be made for doing it each way over the other?