How to force HTTPS using the .htaccess?
Redirect all Traffic
Insert the following lines of code in the .htaccess file in your website’s root folder. To force all web traffic to use HTTPS.
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$ RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
NOTE: If you have existing code in your .htaccess, add this above where there are already rules with a similar starting prefix.
Redirect Specified Domain
Use the following lines of code in the .htaccess file in your website’s root folder, to force a specific domain to use HTTPS,
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
If this doesn’t work, try removing the first two lines.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Replace example.com with the actual domain name you’re trying force to https.
Redirect Specified Folder
Insert the code below into a .htaccess file placed in that specific folder. If you want to force SSL on a specific folder. Change the folder reference to the actual folder name. Then be sure to replace www.example.com/folder with your actual domain name and folder you want to force the SSL on.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} folder
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/folder/$1 [R=301,L]
