forwarding http requests to https . . . .

GoofballJM1

I have an SSL based connection on a webserver here at my job. I would like all requests to the particular domain via a regular port 80 http request to forward automatically to the https (port 443). So all anyone has to do is type in the domain name without specifying which protocol/port they will be connecting on. How is this done?
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lxg · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject:

Given you have an Apache webserver with IP-based virtual hosts (which I think is a common configuration these days), put the following somewhere in your config:

GoofballJM1 · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject:

I will give that a try. Thanks for your quick response!
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kg4ysy · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:53 am Post subject:

Is there anyway to use redirect without having to specify the domain name. At school I have multiple IP's which leads to a few different ways to access my computer. Can I just tell apache to redirect to port 443 without having to specify the IP? It doesn't seem possible from what I have seen around.

--Jim

lxg · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject:

Unfortunately, no. Apache is, although able to forward single/simple requests, not designed to manage IP and port routing. Such things are better done with... a router. ;-)

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kg4ysy · Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:39 pm Post subject:

Yeah that's what I figured...thanks for seconding my belief on apache. Nice icon by the way...MEIN FURHER!...Mr. President...