HTTPS redirect

[ekempter]

I'm trying to redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS. The following within .htaccess works to a point. if abc.com is typed in, the URL correctly converts to https://www.abc.com/vb4/. It does not work when an http link is provided. http://www.abc.com/vb4/showthread.php/123-post comes back as https://www.abc.com/showthread.php/123-post. Note that the vb4 directory is stripped from the URL which results in a 404. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.abc.com/$1 [R=301,L]

[Dave]

The htaccess rules you posted should work fine.
What happens when you disable those htaccess rules? Does it still happen or does it go to default behavior?

[Paul M]

You could try changing (.*) to ^(.*)$, but I dont see why it would fail, unless maybe you have a RewriteBase messing things up in there somewhere.

[Stratis]

I'm trying to redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS. The following within .htaccess works to a point. if abc.com is typed in, the URL correctly converts to https://www.abc.com/vb4/. It does not work when an http link is provided. http://www.abc.com/vb4/showthread.php/123-post comes back as https://www.abc.com/showthread.php/123-post. Note that the vb4 directory is stripped from the URL which results in a 404. Thanks in advance for any assistance.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.abc.com/$1 [R=301,L]


This was given for my use from server support.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
:)

[RichieBoy67]

Best one for me is:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]

[Stratis]

Wow, this RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
is absolute different than mine. Why so difference?
Do we know what "on" means?