Apache Rewrite HTTP To HTTPS

Hi
This question has 3 parts

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I'm trying to write a RewriteRule based on Specific Directory as a test only I'm using

 

RewriteEngine On
# This will enable the Rewrite capabilities

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
# This checks to make sure the connection is not already HTTPS

RewriteRule ^/?secure/(.*) https://%{example.com}/secure/test/area/$1 [R,L]
# This rule will redirect all users who are using any part of /secure/ to the same location but using HTTPS.
# i.e.  http://www.example.com/secure/ to https://www.example.com/secure/
# This means if you dont want to force HTTPS for all directories you can force it for a specific sub-section of the site.

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My Test.html is located at

http://example.com/secure/test/area/Test.html

instead of getting
https://example.com/secure/test/area/Test.html

I get
http://secure/test/area/Test.html

Obviously I'm substituting the above for actual url

Can someone tell me what I'm  doing wrong

When I'm confidant this works I'll place the .htaccess  file at the root level

2
Will this redirect links hard coded within a WordPress database

3
There is another Rewrite rule further down the tree is this affected if so can I combine the two?

root .Rewrite HTTP To HTTPS
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