Mary
June 30, 2020, 2:26pm
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LetsEncrypt forces “https” by adding these rules to /apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =example.com [OR]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =www.example.com
RewriteRule ^ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [END,NE,R=permanent]
Question:
What is the “best practices way” to ALSO have “non-www” redirect to “www” (with the least possible redirects)?
Concerns:
Although http redirects to https just fine, I cannot get https://example.com to redirect to https://www.example.com properly.
Thank you.
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Hi @Mary
simple answer: That's wrong.
First redirect http -> https without changing the domain name, without a new DNS query.
Then redirect https + not-preferred version to https + preferred version.
You should always switch immediately to the same domain name, but https. Additional redirects may follow.
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Mary
June 30, 2020, 3:00pm
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What a confusing answer. “That’s Wrong…” What, exactly, is wrong? The part where both you and I said that a “non-www to www” redirect should be appended? I would appreciate a line or two of code. Thank you.
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Rip
July 4, 2020, 7:35pm
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Hi @Mary !
One of the best examples to achieve your goal is on this forum. Have a “read” on this recent thread.
Www needs to be redirected to non www
Of course in this example the redirect goes from www to non-www. If you take a few minutes, the answer you seek is fully documented there.
Hope this helps!
Rip
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August 3, 2020, 7:35pm
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