http redirect problem

[chaumi]

Getting this on the hsts preload checker............

http://domain.com` (HTTP) should immediately redirect to `https://domain.com` (HTTPS) before adding the www subdomain. Right now, the first redirect is to `https://www.domain.com/`.


Everything seems to work/redirect as expected, and I want the www to be the preferred


This is currently in htaccess.........

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.domain.com$
RewriteRule (.*) https://domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]



I tried adding this (read it somewhere as the solution), and it did nothing.....

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
</ifModule>



It's not totally beat me (yet), but I can see many hours ahead disappearing rapidly if I continue.....


Any ideas what I need to rewrite/add to make it work properly?

[baldidiot]

I'm not super hot on htaccess but looks like currently you're telling it to redirect everything to the https://www version.

This bit:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

Means if it's not https then redirect to the https://www.domain.com/ version of the site.

The below should redirect to https and preserve the current subdomain (I think):

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

You can then add additional code to redirect to www if you want to.

[baldidiot]

On a side note, I had no idea that you were supposed to redirect to https first and then www, seems a bit daft to do two redirects instead of one if it's not needed.

[chaumi]

I'm not super hot on htaccess but looks like currently you're telling it to redirect everything to the https://www version.

This bit:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

Means if it's not https then redirect to the https://www.domain.com/ version of the site.

The below should redirect to https and preserve the current subdomain (I think):

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

You can then add additional code to redirect to www if you want to.

933 forum bonus points to Mr BI...it worked!!...and nothing appears to be busted!

[baldidiot]

Glad it worked, htaccess can be a frustrating little PITA sometimes!