How to redirect http to https in codeigniter

Question

Point #1 If I type:

www.myurl.com/somepage
http://www.myurl.com/somepage
http://myurl.com/somepage
https://myurl.com/somepage

have it redirect to

https://www.myurl.com/somepage

Point #2

When I type in something like www.myurl.com it is redirecting to https://www.myurl.com/index.php.
Make it so the index.php is not displaying. It should just display https://www.myurl.com

From Comment htaccess

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^myhost\.com$ [NC] 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ myhost.com/$1 [R=301,L] 
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /index\.php(/[^\ ]*)?\ HTTP/ 
RewriteRule ^index\.php(/(.*))?$ myhost.com/$2 [R=301,L] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

I already set in htaccess RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^myhost\.com$ [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.myhost.com/$1 [R=301,L] RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /index\.php(/[^\ ]*)?\ HTTP/ RewriteRule ^index\.php(/(.*))?$ http://www.myhost.com/$2 [R=301,L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L] But the problem is..if i am type www.myhost.com then it redirect to www.myhost.com. i want to redirect https://www.myhost.com. — asiya khan, Jan 04 '16 at 07:38
When you need to add code you can re edit your question by clicking on the edit button below tags. — , Jan 04 '16 at 07:40

score 27 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 19 '18 at 07:34

I tried above all ones but they did not work properly in my case. I found below solution, it works in my case. I hope it will be helpful for you as well.

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|resources|robots\.txt|public)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [QSA,L]

score 25 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 04 '16 at 08:49

Please Check this may help

Config changes :- Go to “application/config/config.php” and enable or set hooks to true.

$config['enable_hooks'] = TRUE;

create a new file named hooks.php in “application/config/hooks.php” and add below code in hooks.php:-

$hook['post_controller_constructor'][] = array(
                                'function' => 'redirect_ssl',
                                'filename' => 'ssl.php',
                                'filepath' => 'hooks'
                                );

Now create a new directory with named “hooks” under application directory and then create new file named “ssl.php” in “application/hooks/ssl.php” and add below code to “ssl.php” :-

function redirect_ssl() {
    $CI =& get_instance();
    $class = $CI->router->fetch_class();
    $exclude =  array('client');  // add more controller name to exclude ssl.
    if(!in_array($class,$exclude)) {
      // redirecting to ssl.
      $CI->config->config['base_url'] = str_replace('http://', 'https://', $CI->config->config['base_url']);
      if ($_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] != 443) redirect($CI->uri->uri_string());
    } 
    else {
      // redirecting with no ssl.
      $CI->config->config['base_url'] = str_replace('https://', 'http://', $CI->config->config['base_url']);
      if ($_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443) redirect($CI->uri->uri_string());
    }
}

Can you give some arguments why using this php pratice is a better method than htaccess? They both check a certain rule every run — Nebulosar, Jul 30 '17 at 20:23
For me, the SSL code detection did not work. Might be because we are using CloudFlare CDNto provide the SSL. — James, May 02 '18 at 12:17
The best way is to use the htaccess approach because that is the first point of call to your server. Prevents any additional computations. Check this URL of how it works https://www.danielmorell.com/images/articles/htaccess_guide/daniel_morell_htaccess_rewrite_ruleset_processing_1.0.png — Nafiu Lawal, May 26 '21 at 18:50

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 04 '16 at 09:09

11

Now I got a solution, I updated my htaccess file.--

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^myhost\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.myhost.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /index\.php(/[^\ ]*)?\ HTTP/ 
RewriteRule ^index\.php(/(.*))?$ myhost.com/$2 [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

Now, It worked for me smoothly.. :)

edited Jan 04 '16 at 09:09

answered Jan 04 '16 at 08:27

asiya khan

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firt time if i access link with http so does not work when i refresh page then it,s convert to https why in first access it,s not convert to https directly – abubakkar tahir Aug 07 '20 at 05:55

score 7 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 01 '20 at 22:01

7

Insert this into .htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule .* https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

</IfModule>

edited Aug 01 '20 at 22:01

Dharman

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answered Mar 26 '20 at 15:37

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score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 08 '20 at 04:41

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For Codeigniter 4, follow the path;

/app/config/app.php

and change this line to true.

public $forceGlobalSecureRequests = false;

it will redirect to https directly. no hook, no .htaccess.

answered Oct 08 '20 at 04:41

MonkeyDLuffy

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sifr_dot_in · Answer 6 · 2020-09-09T13:06:02.030

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If you, specifically want to redirect, above answers are helpful. But if you are doing this because base is "HTTP", then,
redirecting is not correct method (as it asks for resources).
Instead, open "application/config/config.php" in your project and change the value of

$config['base_url']

Add "s" in the value
from

$config['base_url'] = 'http://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];

to

$config['base_url'] = 'https://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];

edited Sep 09 '20 at 13:06

answered Sep 09 '20 at 12:40

sifr_dot_in

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I added s in base_url but this , http://domaindotcom/ is not redirecting to https – Hamza Zafeer Jun 07 '21 at 11:08
manually delete the cached items in the "application/cache" folder – sifr_dot_in Jun 07 '21 at 12:42

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered May 22 '17 at 10:52

for me none of the above answer worked as it was showing me too many redirects but this one worked like charm. Hence I thought to share if someone else get into the similar issue:

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (sale|success|cancel) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(static|sale|success|cancel) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|resources|robots\.txt|static) [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L,QSA]

Developer Kwame · Answer 8 · 2022-12-27T09:25:40.957

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First go to the application/config/config.php file and look for this line:

$config['base_url'] = "";

Set it to your URL with the https e.g. https://example.com

$config['base_url'] = "https://example.com";

Then go to your .htaccess file and add this line in the example given below.

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://example.com/$1 [R,L]

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

    #Options +FollowSymLinks
    #Options -Indexes
    RewriteEngine on

    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off 
    RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

    # Send request via index.php
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://example.com/$1 [R,L]
    

</IfModule>

edited Dec 27 '22 at 09:25

answered Nov 14 '17 at 17:51

Developer Kwame

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Your first rewrite rule should not have the "[L]" – Risteard Jul 02 '19 at 09:59
@Risteard It gave me a funny error and after a little read online I understood why, that is why I included it – Developer Kwame Jul 02 '19 at 10:28

score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Aug 01 '20 at 22:01

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This work for me you can input it in your .htaccess just input at the last line

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off 
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

edited Aug 01 '20 at 22:01

Dharman

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answered Mar 21 '20 at 07:01

Naijajeodax

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Nov 14 '17 at 17:53

yes indeed this

   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR] 
   RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [OR]
   RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^myhost\.com$ [NC]
   RewriteRule ^ https://www.myhost.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]
   RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]+\ /index\.php(/[^\ ]*)?\ HTTP/ 
   RewriteRule ^index\.php(/(.*))?$ myhost.com/$2 [R=301,L]
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/$1 [L]

works but you have to make a slight edit. In the codeiginiterfolder/application/config.php file replace http with https.

Also, the base url in the above code you have to replace the myhost to your host name. Suppose my host name internetseekho.com so instead of myhost you do have write internetseekho.

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jul 08 '17 at 05:46

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If you find the error "No Input file specified" then add "?" in the last line

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php/?$1 [L]

in the answer from @asiya khan

answered Jul 08 '17 at 05:46

hitesh balyan

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered May 02 '18 at 12:19

Our SSL is from the CloudFlare CDN and so the solutions above do not work.

The following SSL detection code (in SSL.php based on @Preetham Hegde solution) works:

$isSecure = false;
if (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == 'on') {
    $isSecure = true;
}
elseif (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] == 'https' || !empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SSL']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SSL'] == 'on') {
    $isSecure = true;
}
$REQUEST_PROTOCOL = $isSecure ? 'https' : 'http';


if ($REQUEST_PROTOCOL=="http")
{
    $redirect = 'https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
    header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
    header('Location: ' . $redirect);
    exit();
}

score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Apr 10 '21 at 07:31

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Just add this line in your existing rules. It may work!

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L]

edited Apr 10 '21 at 07:31

Syscall

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answered Apr 10 '21 at 07:28

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How to redirect http to https in codeigniter

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