Jul 3, 2015

How to force SSL in Ubuntu 14.04 Apache

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Years ago I wrote about a PHP script you can include in your PHP websites to force SSL. Well, It turns out it's easier, more effective and more secure to make this change using a rewrite rule in your Apache configuration file.

In Ubuntu 14.04, you need to enable the Apache rewrite module by running:
a2enmod rewrite
Next you need to edit your website configuration file located in /etc/apache2/sites-available and add the following under DocumentRoot /var/www/yoursitedirectory:

<Directory /var/www/yoursitedirectory/>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
</Directory>
After that, save your configuration file and restart Apache by running:
service apache2 restart
After that, not matter what page visitors land on they will be redirected to httpS!



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