Note: do not change ANYTHING in your .htaccess file without having a working copy of the file on your desktop.
Any typo in the file WILL bring your site down.
1. Redirect non-www to www URL
Add the following code in the root folder .htaccess file to redirect the non-www to www URL.
Option 1:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
Option 2:
# 301 REDIRECT NON-WWW TO WWW
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?!www\.)(.+) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://www.%1/$1 [R=301,NE,L]
</IfModule>
2. Redirect HTTP to HTTPS URL
Add the following code in the root folder .htaccess file to redirect the HTTP to HTTPS URL.
Option 1:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [L,R=301]
Option 2:
# 301 REDIRECT HTTP TO HTTPS
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
</IfModule>
3. Redirect HTTP & non-www to HTTPS & www URLs
Add the following code in the root folder .htaccess file to redirect the HTTP to HTTPS URL. The following HTACCESS code snippet redirect all HTTP & non-www requests to HTTPS & www URL.
Option 1:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [L,R=301] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L] Option 2:
# 301 REDIRECT HTTP TO HTTPS AND NON-WWW TO WWW
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,NE,R=301]
</IfModule>
4. Redirect www & HTTP to non-www & HTTPS URL
Add the following code in the root folder .htaccess file to redirect the HTTP to HTTPS URL.
Option 1:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]
Option 2:
# 301 REDIRECT HTTP TO HTTPS AND WWW TO NON-WWW
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,NE,R=301]
</IfModule>
