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I am trying to force HTTPS on a domain. It must be done using a method that works by domain name and not port number (due to host structure/setup).

My closest attempt was:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain.com$
RewriteRule ^.*$ https://www.mydomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

This works when typing "mydomain.com" into the address bar, automatically redirecting to "https://mydomain.com" but when I type "www.mydomain.com" it does not work. I assume it is a syntax issue as I am very new to htaccess and have spent about 4 hours trying to create a solution from other's code.

Any chance of a pointer?

To make the setup a little more understandable.

/public_html/ - All files in this folder relate to www.mydomain.com
/public_html/subfolder - These folders contain files also relating to mydomain.com
/public_html/subdomain - These folders contain files relating to www.myotherdomain.com

My other domains are subdomains of mydomain.com for to be listed in the cpanel on the host.
For example: subdomain.mydomain.com is the same as www.myotherdomain.com.

Hopefully that clears up the structure.

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Your redirect happens whenever a request is made to the exact domain mydomain.com (that's what the RewriteCond is testing for). It doesn't apply to any other domains and doesn't detect HTTPS. Use this instead:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?mydomain.com$
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.mydomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
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  • I am using Bluehost as my host. Their set up method is that the primary site (the one I am trying to use https with) is listed under "public_html". All my other sites are in subfolders of "public_html" and are affected by the .htaccess file, causing all domains to now redirect to "mydomain.com"
    – Daniel
    Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 20:17
  • @Daniel I see. I will update my answer. Are any of your other sites subdomains of mydomain, or all they all different domains?
    – Paul
    Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 22:09
  • I have a domain name for each, but for them to be on the cpanel, they must be assigned subdomains. For example: www.mydomain.com and subdomains.mydomain.com (which is also www.myotherdomains.com)
    – Daniel
    Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 22:35
  • @Daniel And you only want to force HTTPS on www.mydomain.com and mydomain.com, right?
    – Paul
    Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 22:48
  • correct. I have updated original post with layout, to clear it up a little. Cheers.
    – Daniel
    Commented Jun 14, 2012 at 22:55

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