How do I add .htaccess redirects?

Force the use of HTTPS instead of HTTP for your dating website

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Written by Andrew
Updated over a week ago

Browsers, like Chrome and Firefox, are showing insecure warnings on sites without SSL certificates. Therefore, using an SSL-encrypted connection for safety, accessibility or PCI compliance reasons is necessary.

HTTPS PCI compliance is required by credit card companies to make online transactions secure and protect them against identity theft, so it becomes very important to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS.

To make it work, in the .htaccess file (may be invisible in your control panel, you’ll need to activate “show hidden files” option) in the root directory of your script add following redirect rules:

1. From www to non-www

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://%1/$1 [R=301,L]


2. From non-www to www

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

3. To https

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

4. From https to http

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteRule (.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]


5. Complex redirect from the following host names:
http://example.com
http://www.example.com
https://example.com
to
https://example.com

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]

If instead of example.com you want the default URL to be www.example.com, then simply change the third and the fifth lines:

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]

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