Hi,
There seems to have been an error in the rules generated for you. As there is no condition in these rules, the rule redirects all requests (http as well as https) to https. A redirect loop is the result. This omission is caused by the plugin not being able to detect your ssl configuration. I will fix this in the next version.
Because the plugin could not detect the ssl configuration, this might not be the correct redirection rule, the below one works in most cases, but not in all. Contact me if the rule below doesn’t work, so we can work out which one to use.
You could try:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
But you should not add them within the wordpress comments, otherwise these rules will removed when you save the permalinks again.
In most cases, when the plugin tests the .htaccess rules, it inserts them automatically. When the test fails the plugin suggests some code to try it yourself.
Hi,
When i add the code from above it is still showing the redirect loop. I placed it in my htacces like this:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
Am i doing it wrong or is there perhaps something else that is conflicting?
Hi,
If that doesn’t work, probably your {https} variable is not set.
Remember to add the rules outside your wordpress comments!
you could try replacing
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
with one of the following options:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=1
OR
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !443
OR
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https
The last one only in combination with an addition to the top op your wp-config.php:
if (isset($_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO"] ) && "https" == $_SERVER["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO"] )
{$_SERVER["HTTPS"] = "on";}
If none of this works, you have a configuration different from the ones I know, I’ll need access to your ftp and wordpress admin to do more.
Rogier
Hi, I was having the exact same problem with the redirect loop with the code
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
but when I tried with this code:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
the things started to look better.
The main page is 301 redirecting to the https version, but other pages on the site like articles and products http version is not redirecting to the https via a 301 redirect but only with JavaScript.
How can I make all of the pages to redirect via 301 redirect to their https versions, not using JavaScript but with .htaccess???
oke, i tried it like this.
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
I’ve added the rules outside the wordpress comments. like you said. Well at least thats what I think you ment. I’m posting the complete codes because i have no idea what the htacces file should look like and what should go where 😛
I replaced RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
for
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=1
and after that this one
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !443
Unfortunally both didnt work. So now i’m down at the last option. But I was not quite sure were exactly I have to place the wp-config code you mentioned above. Completely at the top? Or just below the @wordpress package?
Hard to say, as I don’t know your setup, but you could just try a different rewrite rule:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R=301,L]
Let me know if that works for you. Otherwise, we’d have to do some testing on your website.
Rogier
I Tried it like this
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R=301,L]
so without the opening <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> and closing </IfModule> tags. I’m not sure if these are necessary or not, since my php knowledge is absolutely 0. But this also didn’t work 🙁
This might get a bit confusing, as you two don’t have exactly the same problem. My previous comment was meant for webmakers2011…
In response to junior13: adding the ifmodule tags is better, but probably not your issue here. I’d have to access your system to look at your issue, otherwise it’ll just be guesswork
Yup bit confusing 😛 I’ve send you an email.
Just tried the:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R=301,L]
and again it works only for the home page, not the inner pages. All of other pages have the 200OK response when http:// only the home page has the 301 Moved Permanently https://.
@webmakers2011, I’m not sure, can’t find anything about this online and haven’t encountered it myself.
This might be a server setting, so maybe you could check with your hosting provider as well?
You could also try googling on https redirects, and see if you can find some different versions to try. Send me some ftp details if you want me to help you with that.
Rogier
Hi, everything was fixed by adding these lines at the top of the .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^SITENAME.com
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://SITENAME.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Now all the pages redirect correctly to the https version of the site.
Great, that’s good news!
I seems to me that the problem was caused by the %{SERVER_NAME} variable. It could be that it was not set correctly. In that case,
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://SITENAME.com/%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
would also work. I’ll work on a check for this specific issue.
By the way, you should add
define( 'RLRSSSL_DO_NOT_EDIT_HTACCESS' , TRUE );
to your wp-config.php to prevent the plugin from editing your .htaccess anymore.
Rogier
Thanks for the help, everything is working fine now 😉 But one more question. I was in the assumption that when the https redirect was active, this would also solve my “www resolve” problem.
But it seems that i assumed wrong, since www and non www are not refering to the “same” website. I tried adding a code to my htacces but probably it is conflicting with the code that is in there for the https redirect.
this is what my htacces file looks like now:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
# BEGIN rlrssslReallySimpleSSL rsssl_version[2.1.17]
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
# END rlrssslReallySimpleSSL
This is the code I wanted to add, but as you can probably guess it didnt work like that 😛
//Rewrite to www
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.nl[nc]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mysite.nl/$1 [r=301,nc]
is there a way to somehow implement this code? I you have any suggestions i’d be happy to hear them.
Junior
I assume your code resulted in a redirect loop, as it redirects all incoming requests.
A rewrite from non www to www in .htaccess:
#check for the rewrite module
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
#start rewrite engine
RewriteEngine on
#Condition: all requests without www
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
#redirect to www
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
</IfModule>
Best to add it at the top of your .htaccess file. This way, the url first get’s rewritten to www.
