IMPORTANT: If you have existing code in your .htaccess, add the code mentioned in this article, above where there are already rules with a similar starting prefix.
To force all web traffic to use HTTPS insert the following lines of code in the .htaccess file in your website’s root folder.
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$ RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L]
NOTE: Be sure to replace www.example.com with your actual domain name.
To force a specific domain to use HTTPS, use the following lines of code in the .htaccess file in your website's root folder:
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [NC] RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L]
NOTE: Make sure to replace example\.com with the domain name you're trying force to https. Additionally, you need to replace www.example.com with your actual domain name.