Non-WWW to WWW with Sub-directories ?

Request a Rewrite Rule modification to include subdirectories

[brite]

Hey Folks,

I've been searching for a non-www to www set of rewrite rules, and found this fine post by jdMorgan:

Link: Non-WW to WWW [webmasterworld.com]

# Externally redirect from non-www, non-canonical hostname to the
# canonical www hostname, preserving current HTTP/HTTPS protocol
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.example\.com$
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT}s ^(443(s)¦[0-9]+s)$
RewriteRule (.*) http%2://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Replace the broken pipe "¦" character in the second RewriteCond pattern with a solid pipe before use; Posting on this forum modifies the pipe characters.

However, I was trying to adjust this (unsuccessfully) to also include any requests with subdirectories, such as:

http://example.com/clients REWRITE_TO-> http://www.example.com/clients

Can someone lend a hand on adding this modification? Thanks much

~Brite

[jdMorgan]

Did you test the original code before posting?

No modification is required, as the requested URL-path (i.e. the "directory" and "file name" part) is captured by the RewriteRule pattern as "$1", and re-injected into the redirect target URL.

See the resources cited in our Forum Charter for more information.

Jim

[brite]

Yes, i tested prior to posting and it didn't work. Guess there is an issue on my end. Thanks for the response

[jdMorgan]

Be sure that you've changed the broken pipe "¦" character to a solid pipe character before trying to use any code you find posted here (and on several other forum sites). Posting on this forum modifies the pipe character, and the code won't work unless you replace it. This warning is almost always included with code posted here.

Jim

[brite]

Hi Jim,

Thanks again. Issue was on my end with another re-write rule within a sub-directory causing this one to not function properly.

Curious if this Rewrite rule can be modified to force HTTPS?

[g1smd]

Yes. If the target URL says

https://

instead of

http$2://

and some other simplifications are made.