Forcing HTTP to HTTPS and redirecting specific sub-page visitors to different URL 1

[bazil2]

Can someone please advise on the following ...

Currently all 'top-level' HTTP visitors are forced to HTTPS by means of an entry in the .htaccess file, like this:

[root]# more .htaccess
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^/?(.*)

https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1

[R,L]

In addition to this, I would like visitors to specific subpages to be redirected to a completely different server.

For example:

http://this_server.com/path/here/visitors

should be re-direted here:

https://another_server.fr/some/new/path/guests

Thanks for any help
Best regards

 

[vacunita]

In your htaccess fil try:

Redirect /path/here/visitors [URL unfurl="true"]https://destinationserver/path[/URL]

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[bazil2]

Many thanks,

I tried this to no avail; I restarted Apache and cleared the cache on the browser.

Should I try with the full server path?

Best regards

 

[vacunita]

You can try with the full server, but it should not matter. Is the directory your .htaccess is in set for AllowOverride All in your apache configuration? That is are you sure Apache is reading your htaccess file?

The easiest way to make sure is to cause an error.
Just type anything you want in the htaccess file like "thisisareadingtest". If the file is being read, your browser will show an Internal Server Error Message. And you'll get an error in the Apache logs along the lines of: ".htaccess: Invalid command thisisareadingtest ..."



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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

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[bazil2]

... many thanks, you were absolutely right it was the Apache setting.

Many thanks for all your help.

 

[vacunita]

You're welcome.

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Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

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