I have been searching for the perfect 301 redirect. But I am finding so many solutions and do not know what’s best.
Here is what I want to do
- http://domain.tld/→https://domain.tld/
- http://www.domain.tld/→https://domain.tld/
- https://www.domain.tld/→https://domain.tld/
Best practice .htacess?
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC] RewriteRule ^ https://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]</IfModule>This is my preferred code. At least unil now.
Alternative ways
I also found a lot of other ways to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. For example:
1.
RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTPS} offRewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}Missing one step? And no [R=301,L] here?
2.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]RewriteCond %{HTTPS} offRewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]Is a different order generally better?
Should I use
RewriteRule ^(.*)$instead of
RewriteRule (.*)?
3.
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} offRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} example\.com$ [NC]RewriteRule ^ https://example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]Does using the full domain name have any performance advantages? Do I really need NE? ([R=301,L,NE] vs. [L,R=301])
So, my question to all experts: What's the best (performing) way to redirect both from HTTP to HTTPS and from to HTTPS:// ?