How to set cannonical https://www in .htaccess

  • Hello,

    I understand that for SEO reasons it is better to force browsers/web crawlers to use either the www or “non”www version of your domain. Apparently it doesn’t seem to matter which but you need to choose one and enforce it.

    Currently I have this in my .htaccess file to force the SSL version of my domain URL.

    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
</IfModule>

    It works well enough for that purpose.
    However it doesn’t force the www version of my URL which is what i want.

    If I simply do this:

    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

    I guess that would work for urls that point to https://mydomain.com
    but it wouldn’t catch https://mydomain.com

    Any help appreciated.

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by TWD.
    • This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by TWD.
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  • The first code you have should do it. I use that same https rewrite code on a dozen sites and it automatically removes the www. I would leave out the www. It makes your url longer and harder to remember.

    You can try something like this. Modify to add or remove “www.” as desired.

    # If HTTPS is off then 301 to HTTPS
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
# If HTTP_HOST does not start with www. then 301 to www.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.
RewriteRule .* https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
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