.htaccess

.htaccess, or hypertext access, is a file that allows directory-level configuration changes.

Changes by this file apply to the directory where it is located and all subdirectories. It does not have a file name, only a file extension. The leading dot designates it as a hidden file.

1. Open Notepad
2. Copy and paste code below
3. Click File
4. Click Save As...
5. After File name:, type .htaccess
6. After Save as type:, select All Files
7. Click Save
8. Upload .htaccess to the root directory of your website

RewriteEngine on

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

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteEngine - rewrite engine
RewriteCond - rewrite condition
RewriteRule - rewrite rule

%{HTTPS} - hypertext transfer protocol secure
%{HTTP_HOST} - hypertext transfer protocol host
%{REQUEST_URI} - request uniform resource identifier

^ - start of string
$ - end of string

. - match any character
? - match previous character zero or one time
* - match previous character zero or more times
+ - match previous character one or more times

\ - escape next character (treat special character as normal character)

() - group

%0 - backreference to rewrite condition
%N - backreference to rewrite condition group (1 <= N <= 9)
$0 - backreference to rewrite rule
$N - backreference to rewrite rule group (1 <= N <= 9)

[L] - last
[NC] - no case (case insensitive)
[R] - temporary redirect
[R=301] - permanent redirect

acme.sh

Apache .htaccess

Apache Regular Expressions

Apache RewriteCond

Apache RewriteEngine

Apache RewriteRule

Apache RewriteRule Flags