Apache redirection to SSL

Hi all Im having trouble with redirection in Apache using WHM and CPanel. I have a main site domain.com.au I would like to ensure that all pages redirect to the cannonical a https://www.domain.com.au I have been trying to use WHM>>>service configuration>>>apache configuration>>>include editor>>>Post virtual host include


RedirectPermanent / https://www.domain.com.au

All WHM/CPanel/Webmail/FTP are set to SSL and work fine. I just cant get this to work. All the documentation says that i should use redirect as opposed to mod rewrite and i would like to as it seems cleaner. The above doesnt seem to do anything. I have also used the example shown here https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/RedirectSSL

NameVirtualHost *:80

ServerName www.domain.com
Redirect permanent / https://www.domain.com/



ServerName domain.com
DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/domain.com/
SSLEngine On
# etc...

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

cPanelMichael

September 05, 2014 13:32

[quote="jakeyg, post: 1723302">All the documentation says that i should use redirect as opposed to mod rewrite and i would like to as it seems cleaner.
Hello :) Could you elaborate on what documentation you are referring to? You can use Mod_Rewrite rules in a .htaccess file or the "Redirects" option in cPanel if you want to redirect a website. If you do prefer to edit the VirtualHost, then you can follow the instructions in the following document: Modify Virtualhost Containers With Include Files Thank you.

avonni

September 07, 2014 16:14

Add this to your .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

jakeyg

September 07, 2014 23:49

Thanks for the responses. This is where i found the documentation solution is recommended because it is simpler and safer"

September 08, 2014 18:09

The document I provided will help you to modify the VirtualHost for an account, however the .htaccess rules are more commonly used. Thank you.

Apache redirection to SSL

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