Redirecting access in Apache to https://

[Joshua Kramer]

The way I handled this was by IP address; I have one IP addy dedicated for 
SSL traffic, and all non-SSL ports are blocked by firewall.

On Wed, 26 May 2004, Ken Bradford wrote:

> I can easily block regular http access to a page (directory) by including in
> my httpd.conf the following:
> 
> <Location /cgi-bin/openwebmail/>
> # no non-ssl access
> SSLRequireSSL
> </Location>
> 
> But trying to redirect those connections to use ssl is failing. (I'm
> temporarily using a test location):
> 
> <IfModule !mod_ssl.c>
> # no non-ssl access
> Redirect permanent /test/ https://www.alpha2.com/test/
> </IfModule>
> 
> By failing, I mean I can access www.alpha2.com/test/ via http:// or https://
> with no problem. Is there some other directive I should be aware of (such as
> the way AllowOveride affects .htaccess)? Can anyone see a mistake? I'm just
> tacking this on to the end of the conf file.
> 
> Ken Bradford
> Alpha II Service, Inc.
> 
> 
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