not able to redirect HTTP to HTTPS using rewrite in htaccess

Question

I have tried url redirection of HTTP to HTTPS on my website by using several different solutions in .htaccess and none have worked. Well, actually it does work if I type in directly:

(only for example) http://mywebsite.com

into the browser address bar....but if I try to redirect the url any other way, it won't work. If I try the link to my page listed on Google http://mywebsite.com/ it will not redirect to https://www.mywebsite.com . I need it to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS if someone clicks the link to my page from a search engine.

So far I have tried:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L]

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then I tried...

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

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and then I tried...

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !443
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R,L]

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None worked. What else should I try? (this website is being hosted on a web hosting service site that has uses an apache web server). Also, I have an SSL certificate for the page, if that makes any difference.

Answer 1

Enable mod_rewrite and .htaccess through httpd.conf and then put this code in your .htaccess under DOCUMENT_ROOT directory:

Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
# Turn mod_rewrite on
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

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

Tip: Clear your browser cache or use a different browser to test.