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How to Get Apache on MAMP Pro to only server HTTPS

I would like my Apache server to automatically connect all requests for a specific website using https:

I use MAMP Pro 5, running on Mac OS X 10.11.6 I have set up multiple websites, and for one specific domain I have successfully installed a SSL certificate that I purchased from namecheap.com
I can connect to the website securely if I type in the complete address, with https://

If I connect to the website without typing in https:// MAMP PRO's Apache server only serves up the pages without the secure connection

How can I have MAMP/Apache only connect visitors securely?
I've tried Allow http connections, but that doesn't redirect connections from http to https

Dr. Klahn

We see this question every couple of weeks. What you want to do requires mod_rewrite, in a config file or in a .htaccess file. Here are links to the most recent responses:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29122361/forcing-site-to-https-and-working-both-for-www-or-non-www.html
(see lenamtl solution)

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29002206/Apache-Rewrite-HTTP-To-HTTPS.html
(see DrDamnit solution)

computerlarry

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Both of the links refer to what I'll call stand-alone Apache installs. MAMP appears to relocate the files I need to change. I can't find them to look at the Virtual Hosts.

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serialband

Is this the MAMP from OS X Server or from mamp.info?

The apache from OS X Server is located in the standard place /etc/apache2/ as is typical of many Linux distros.

computerlarry

ASKER

It is the MAMP from mamp.info

I looked at the file in apache2 and it hadn't been modified.

serialband

The MAMP documentation shows that templates reside in your ~/Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/templates
https://documentation.mamp.info/en/MAMP-PRO-Mac/Menu/File/#edit_templates

and the http.conf file is in /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/

computerlarry

ASKER

I made the changes below, and this simple Redirect is taking care of the redirect at the moment.
My job was to get a simple site to be redirected to https. I will deal with the 301 issues should they be reported to me.

I contacted MAMP support, and they told me to implement this code in the httpd.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.example.com
Redirect / https://www.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

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I added:

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
Redirect / https://www.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

When I had set up the domain in MAMP, the virtual host in the https-ssl.conf had already been taken care of, so I didn't have to do anything to that template.

computerlarry

ASKER

I appreciate the advanced looks ahead, and I will refer to those solutions should the need arise.