forwarding http to https doesn't work on iOS Safari

Question

I am forwarding my http traffic to https with a .htaccess file like this:

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

This works everywhere except on iOS safari. When I go to the http address on iOS safari, the browser hangs because there is no where to go with http.

What can I do to forward http to https on iOS Safari?

@thickguru It says: "safari could not open the page because the server stopped responding. — Atma, Jul 01 '16 at 21:06
Take a look at this @atma [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10196783/https-request-cant-verify-certificate-on-ios-safari) might help. — Joe, Jul 01 '16 at 21:08
@thickguru my cert is fine, my site loads no problem when I go straight to https. The problem is when I go to http, the redirect does not happen. — Atma, Jul 01 '16 at 21:17

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 02 '16 at 15:38

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The problem was that the .htaccess didn't have a 301 redirect. Once I added that, everything redirected smooth:

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

answered Jul 02 '16 at 15:38

Atma

i have the same problem. when adding the NC,R=301 i get a bad request :( – tibi Oct 19 '16 at 11:08

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