Can anyone help me figure out how to find and change my .htaccess file to make my website always go to the https version? I don’t even know where to find it.
update. I found the file and pasted code: (replaced your domain with mine).
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://yourdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Can anyone see if this is working for me?
thanks 
It works for me.
awesome, thanks. Not being a programmer, these things can be confusing for me.
Yes it worked for me as well.
I would recommend for other people to always use a 302 (r=302) until after you have tested completely then change to a r=301.
HTTP RC 301’s are permanent. As such they are cached by browsers and proxy servers with no set expiration date.
http://htaccess.madewithlove.be
Above is a site to unit test .htaccess file redirects.
Yes your great.
The test stopped means that it met your condition and redirected. If you had other rules ( Apache directives) below this redirect it is telling you it stopped processing and did the redirect.
I’ve been trying to do exactly the same as @LSPhoto with the same host (Chillidog) and am having no joy at all.
Here’s what my .htaccess file has in it.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.emilybolam.com/$1 [R,L]
but going to emilybolam.com or www.emilybolam.com doesn’t re-direct to the https:// version.
Any clues as to where I’ve wandered off course gratefully received.
TIA
Rob
I honestly don’t even remember how I did this… but your code does look a little different than mine… not sure if the 301 will fix it?
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://yourdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Curiouser and curiouser. It doesn’t make any difference in Safari or Chrome but using a just downloaded version of Firefox, it does work.
Could you do me a favour @LSPhoto and just put www.emilybolam.com into your browser and see if returns the https version?
Thanks
I tried all 3 browsers and not seeing the lock indicating ssl.
Ah well, back to the drawing board. Thanks for trying.
Do you have anything else in your htaccess file? I remember instructions for this stating that it should be above other rules with similar prefixes
Nope, nothing else. Just exactly what I’ve listed.
I tried the debugger/testing tool linked above (http://htaccess.madewithlove.be/) and it all seemed to pass ok so, short of some caching thing with cloudflare or something (which wouldn’t impact htaccess files, I wouldn’t think), I’m unfortunately out of ideas/expertise. Maybe Greg will be able to get you sorted if you haven’t already started a ticket with him
I’ve started a ticket with @barchard but again he seems to think there’s nothing wrong with the .htaccess file. But Im no further forwards in understanding why it’s not working for me and for others.
I used the same tool to test it - as recommended in another forum thread - and got the same result.
Buggeration.
Rob
It sounds like your htaccess file may not be working (read). There are internal apache directives; the file could be in the wrong place, etc. Try placing "junk in the file (anything that is not a good htaccess syntax), you should get a 500 error if it is being read.
OK, so I changed it to this?
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
Hello toodle-oo
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.emilybolam.com/$1 [R=301,L]
But when I re-load the site, it appears as before. So does that mean the file isn’t being read?
It’s in my root directory which on CDog is public_html
Rob
Please don’t touch or modify things while I investigate your ticket. Thanks too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth
Happy to sit back and let the master do his work. But what with this and a related Google SNAFU I’d really like to get it solved.
Thanks
Rob
