Converting Magento 1.9 Frontend to SSL https:

[Photolix]

I'm converting a Magento 1.9 website from http: to fully secure https: frontend.

Ive used the following code at the top of the .htaccess file.

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NE]

I would just like to verify that to preserve link authority does this code create a permanent 301 redirect from http: to the new https: urls?

Can anyone confirm this is the case or is there something else that needs to be done to transfer url link authority?

Thanks

Nick

[JLHC]

A 301 redirect should be good enough to achieve your aim.

[Photolix]

Hi James,

Thank you for your answer but does this code in the .htacess file generate a permanent 301  redirect for all the incoming http: links to https: links?

kind regards

Nick

[JLHC]

It should. Give it a try and see if the redirect works properly for your website.

[TutorialMagento]

You can include this line in your virtual host file located in etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, sometimes it located in etc/httpd/conf.d/yourdomain.conf

RewriteEngine On
Redirect permanent / https://yourwebsite.com/

So your conf file will look like this

<VirtualHost *:80>
RewriteEngine On
Redirect permanent / https://yourwebsite.com/
    ServerName yourwebsite.com
    ServerAlias *.yourwebsite.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html/yourwebsite.com
</VirtualHost>

Hope this helps