htaccess + SSL + WordPress

  • tompumford

    (@tompumford)


    7 years, 4 months ago

    I have been having a few problems setting up SSL and https on my wordpress install.

    I have 2 domains (1 main and 1 sub)
    https://smartphotocourses.com
    https://my.smartphotocourses.com

    Folder Heirachy
    https://smartphotocourses.com – public_html/smart/
    https://my.smartphotocourses.com – public_html/smart/mysmart

    Each time I try to save permalink settings in my main domain it breaks my subdomain creating a 500 internal server error.

    This I believe is due to htaccess wordpress. Re-saving the permalinks adds the standard wordpress mod_rewrite, if i delete this it then resolves the issue. Any ideas as I am way over my head here.

    # Custom subdomain .htaccess SSL + WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^my.smartphotocourses.com$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/mysmart/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /mysmart/$1
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^my.smartphotocourses.com$
RewriteRule ^(/)?$ mysmart/index.php [L]
# End custom subdomain .htaccess
        
# Custom maindomain .htaccess WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?smartphotocourses.com$
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?smartphotocourses.com$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# End custom maindomain .htaccess

# 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
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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    7 years, 4 months ago

    I’m assuming the smart and mysmart folders each have their own separate WP installation.

    You should not have any WP rewrites in your root public_html/.htaccess. You only need the domain redirects that divert requests to the appropriate subfolders. Example:

    RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/mysmart/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?smartphotocourses.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) /mysmart/$1 [L]

    In each WP installation’s general settings, enter the proper domain for the WP and site address fields as though WP was installed in a server’s root public folder, i.e. just the domain, no subfolders. Set your permalinks. If the settings are OK as-is, re-save them anyway.

    The true root .htaccess should be unchanged. The root .htaccess of each WP installation folder (not public_html) should have the usual rewrite rules for a WP installation in public root. The RewriteBase should be / and the RewriteRule should be . /index.php [L]
    This is so even though the installations are in sub folders.

    Provided your SSL certificate is properly setup, HTTPS requests to WordPress should just work.

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