how to use rewrite to forward http to https?

[alan123]

I have apache-1.3.27 and mod_ssl installed on linux RH8.0
I can start regular httpd and secure https with no problem.
now I want to enforce all URL from http to https, for example on the browser, if I type URL: "

http://www.abcd.com",

then web server will take me to "

https://www.abcd.com"

How can I do that?
I also have mod_rewrite configured in apache server.

 

[alan123]

can anyone answer this question?

 

[sleipnir214]

I do not think mod_proxy can proxy HTTPS data through and HTTP connection, so the "[P]" mod_rewrite directive will not work.

But there should be no problem setting up an "[R]" type of rewrite rule.

Something like:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^/(.+)

https://server.domain.com/$1

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