https to http redirect

[cascade27]

Hello,

We recently had changes on our website and I need to redirect [example.mydomain.com...] to [mydomain.com...]

Would either one of the following code work for this?

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]

OR

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]

[cascade27]

Update: The above code did not work. I also tried the following but it didn't work either. The first rule is working fine, by the way.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 443
RewriteRule ^/?$ [%{SERVER_NAME}...] [R=301,L]

[cascade27]

We've been using a portal that uses a https: address but our organization recently decided to do without it to save money. However, some people use a bookmark and still go to the old https address. We want to redirect those people to the new http address. I also tried the following code but it didn't work.

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]

[jdMorgan]

Where is this code located -- in root .htacess, in a server config file, or somewhere else?

Which server is this code located in? Are you sure it's in the correct virtual host?

[added] Do you have any other working RewriteRules in this file? [/added]

Please define "did not work" -- What is the exact nature of the problem? A good approach is to state the URL that you requested as a test, the result that you expected, the result that you actually observed, and any interesting differences between the expected and actual results. We cannot tell from this end...

I can only observe that with your first attempted https redirect rule, *all* requested https URL-paths would be redirected, while with your second attempt, only the home page at "/" would be redirected.

Basically, neither the requirements nor the test results are very clear here...

Jim

[cascade27]

>Do you have any other working RewriteRules in this file?

Yes, I have the following RewriteRule in the root .htaccess file and it is working fine. Entering mydomain.com will redirect to www.mydomain.com.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301]

[cascade27]

Jim, I've sent you an email via sticky mail. Thank you.

[cascade27]

We are trying to redirect the requests to the old https address to the new http address. The website runs on Joomla and all the code mentioned below are in root .htaccess under htdocs.

Old https address: [portal.mydomain.com...]
New http address: [mydomain.com...]

Please note that www.mydomain.com/new-login is a web page, not a subdirectory. We use Joomla and that is how page URLs are displayed.

We've been using a portal at [portal.mydomain.com...] but our organization recently decided to do without it to save money. So, we created a new login page at [mydomain.com...] (again, this is a web page, not a directory) and told users to go there to login to company systems. Most users are now using this page to log into the systems but some still use a bookmark and go to the old [portal.mydomain.com,...] which is now taken down and no longer available. If they try to go there, they will see an error "page cannot be displayed". So, we want to redirect those requests to the new http address.

Working Redirect:

We have another redirect in the root .htaccess and it is working fine. The following code will redirect mydomain.com to www.mydomain.com.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]


Non-Working Redirect:

I tried the following code and I just get an error "page cannot be displayed". I don't see any errors in error.log either. By the way, I simply added the code right below the working code I listed above. So, together, I have it like below in the root .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mydomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]



I also tried the following to see if I can redirect to the main home page rather than the "new-login" page but I get the same "page cannot be displayed" error.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [mydomain.com...] [R=301,L]

I hope this explains a little better.

[cascade27]

Additional info:
In the DNS, we have the A record for portal.mydomain.com. It is pointing to the main website, www.mydomain.com.

portal.mydomain.com. IN A 198.#*$!.#*$!.#*$!

198.#*$!.#*$!.#*$! is the IP address of www.mydomain.com.

[jdMorgan]

> We have another redirect in the root .htaccess and it is working fine. The following code will redirect mydomain.com to www.mydomain.com.

OK, let's use this existing rule to help diagnose the problem, then. What happens if you request https://mydomain.com/ -- Do you get a redirect?
If not, then the .htaccess code is not being invoked for https requests, and your https-to-http redirect code will need to go into the https "container or path" on your server.

Jim