I need a combination of redirects to achieve the following:
To redirect http://example.com
to http://www.example.com
, while redirecting https://www.example.com
to https://example.com
.
I would like to force the www
prefix do the domain name when the site is accessed over http
.
However the SSL certificate only works without the www
.
When accessed over https
, I don't want the domain name to have the www
prefix.
The redirection from https://www.mysite.com
to https://mysite.com
can only happen after the client has made an initial request to https://www.mysite.com
.
For this initial connection to work, the server at https://www.mysite.com
must have a certificate valid for www.mysite.com
, otherwise, this connection won't even happen (and the server won't send a redirection response).
If you still want a redirection, on the same server, your server must present a certificate that is valid for the host names you want to serve. You should get a certificate with two Subject Alternative Name DNS entries: mysite.com
and www.mysite.com
; this will allow you to serve both hosts with the same certificate (and then use the rewrite rules if needed).
(You could also use Server Name Indication with two distinct certificates, if you expect the clients to support it, but that's usually for completely different host names.)
It's quite common for CAs to issue certificates that are valid for both mysite.com
and www.mysite.com
when you apply for one of the other, sometimes without an extra fee.
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