How to Redirect Your Website to WWW or HTTPS

Sometimes we want our website (or a specific place on the website) to redirect to a different web address. Redirecting to the “www” subdomain is also very common. This means that we type http://vasadomena.si in the address bar and it redirects us to the subdomain http://www.vasadomena.si.

How do I set up a redirect?

There are several ways to edit a redirect, but all redirects are written to the .htaccess file located in the main folder of the website. As this is a hidden file, it is also necessary to enable the display of hidden files and folders. You can check how to do this here.

a) Edit redirects using Redirects in cPanel

Most redirects can be edited in the cPanel control panel -> Domains section -> Redirects icon. When you change a redirect, it will be written to the .htaccess file.

Editing redirects in the cPanel control panel

• Type: you can choose between permanent (301) and temporary (302) redirection. We usually use a permanent redirect (a temporary redirect tells search engines to index both links, which is not recommended if it is a redirect that will be permanent or if it is a redirect to another domain).
• http://(www.)?: to redirect, first select the domain you want to redirect from the drop-down list on the left. If you only want to redirect to specific subfolders, then enter the name of that folder (or several subfolders) in the box on the right, for example: folder1 or folder1/folder2.
• Redirects to: enter the web address to which the web page should be redirected.
• www.Redirection: select whether you want only the domain without “www” (for example http://vasadomena.si), only the domain with “www” (for example http://www.vasadomena.si) or both to be redirected. By default, the redirection is set to apply to both the domain with and without “www”.

When you have finished with the above settings, click the“Add” button.

Below, in the Current Redirects section, you can check which redirects you have already set up. Of course, you can also check all redirects in the .htaccess file.

b) Edit redirects using the .htaccess file

You can also edit redirects directly using the .htaccess file.

You can write different redirects and rules in the .htaccess file as you wish. You can also find ways to edit different redirects on the web. For example, some of the more commonly used redirects are (NOTE: instead of vasadomena.si, enter your actual domain):

1. WWW-only redirect for any domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^[^.]+\.[^.]+$
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

2. Redirect to HTTPS only for any domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NO]

3. Redirect to HTTPS WWW for any domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,NE,R=301]

4. Redirect to HTTPS non-WWW for any domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [L,NE,R=301]

5. Redirect to HTTPS only for a specific domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^vasadomena\.si [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.vasadomena\.si [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]


6. Redirect to HTTPS WWW for a specific domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?vasadomena\.si$
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.vasadomena.si/$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^vasadomena\.si$
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.vasadomena.si/$1 [R=301,L]

7. Redirect to HTTPS non-WWW for a specific domain
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\.)?vasadomena\.si$
RewriteRule (.*) https://vasadomena.si/$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.vasadomena\.si$
RewriteRule (.*) https://vasadomena.si/$1 [R=301,L]

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