How to automatically redirect HTTP to HTTPS on Apache servers?

I have actually followed this example and it worked for me :)

NameVirtualHost *:80<VirtualHost *:80>   ServerName mysite.example.com   Redirect permanent / https://mysite.example.com/</VirtualHost><VirtualHost _default_:443>   ServerName mysite.example.com  DocumentRoot /usr/local/apache2/htdocs  SSLEngine On # etc...</VirtualHost>

Then do:

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTPS} offRewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

http://www.sslshopper.com/apache-redirect-http-to-https.html

or

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-apache-force-https-secure-connections.html

Searched for apache redirect http to https and landed here. This is what i did on ubuntu:

1) Enable modules

sudo a2enmod rewritesudo a2enmod ssl

2) Edit your site config

Edit file

/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

Content should be:

<VirtualHost *:80>    RewriteEngine On    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off    RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}</VirtualHost><VirtualHost *:443>    SSLEngine on    SSLCertificateFile    <path to your crt file>    SSLCertificateKeyFile   <path to your private key file>    # Rest of your site config    # ...</VirtualHost>

• Note that the SSL module requires certificate. you will need to specify existing one (if you bought one) or to generate a self-signed certificate by yourself.

3) Restart apache2

sudo service apache2 restart