APache2 http -> https forwarding

Question

I am stuck with forwarding http to https requests in Apache2:

    <VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerName example.com
       DocumentRoot /var/www
       Redirect permanent / https://example.com/
    </VirtualHost>
    
    <VirtualHost _default_:443>
      ServerName example.com
      DocumentRoot /var/www
      SSLEngine On
     # etc...
    </VirtualHost>

The site is available at https://example.com/mysite but if I enter http://example.com/mysite, I get forwarded to https://example.com/mysitemysite (note the mysitemysite instead of mysite in the end).

What do I need to change in the config file to prevent that issue?

Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

Instead of using Redirect permanent to achieve https, you should use a Rewrite rule. Replace your code with the following:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   ServerName example.com
   DocumentRoot /var/www
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
   RewriteRule (.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/ [R,L]
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost _default_:443>
  ServerName example.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www
  SSLEngine On
 # etc...
</VirtualHost>

Here we're using a Rewrite rule to activate your website SSL.

   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
   RewriteRule (.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/ [R,L]

And make sure that you have Rewrite module enabled in your apache. To enable the modrewrite, access the apache2 module directory cd /etc/apache2/mods-available run the following command a2enmod rewrite.load and restart your apache2 service apache2 restart