RewriteCond not working on force https for HTTP_HOST

Question

I am trying to write a condition that will force https on the live host name(domain.com), but not if it's on our local testing host name (domain.local).

Here is what I have:

#force https
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !domain\.local [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*?)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [L,R=301]

This condition rewrites to https but also redirects domain.local to domain.com

I've also tried this condition in place of the middle condition which doesn't do anything on .local or .com:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com [NC]

Here is the complete contents of my htaccess file

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

#force ssl
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain\.com
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L,NE]

#rewrite payments subdomain
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^payments\.domain\.local$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://otherdomain.com/dmi_domain.htm [NC,R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^payments\.domain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://otherdomain.com/loanadmin/dmi_domain.htm [NC,R=301,L]

#agents folder to subdomain
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^agents\.domain\.local$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^agents/(.*)$ /agents/$1 [L,P]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^agents\.domain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^agents/(.*)$ /agents/$1 [L,P]

#force www for .com
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^payments\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^agents\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain\.local
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/questions/
RewriteRule ^(.*?)$ https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [L,R=301]

#force www for .local
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^payments\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^agents\. [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^domain\.com
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/questions/
RewriteRule ^(.*?)$ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [L,R=301]

#force trailing slash
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(.*)/$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/rate-panel/xml/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/questions/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1/ [L,R=301]

#get rid of index.php in url
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/questions/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]

thanks

Solution 1

You need to move your bottom http->https rule to the top of your .htaccess just below RewriteBase / line. Also use this slightly modified rule:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !local [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L,NE]

Solution 2

You may use RewriteCond %{ENV:HTTPS} off

some time https flag not working . Don't know why. But I have found a solution to use ENV:HTTPS . This stop redirect loop for me.

Comments

[n1ch0la5]

Thanks, but still doesn't work. Nothing happens on either .com or .local.

[anubhava]

Can you update your question with out latest .htaccess? Is this some kind of PHP/CMS framework?

[n1ch0la5]

Htaccess updated. The site is on the codeigniter php framework. thanks!

[anubhava]

ok rule looks fine. Is it possible that CI is forcing it back to http://? Can you run your request in Firebug and see what redirections you get in Net tab.

[n1ch0la5]

I meant to add that if i remove the condition the redirect works fine, but it redirects both .local and .com to https.I don't see any redirects in the Net tab, but I don't know exactly where to find the redirects.

[anubhava]

@giovannipds %{HTTPS} is standard Apache variable. You may be behind proxy or firewall. Check server documentation from your hosting providers.

[giovannipds]

Yes, but I've figured out right now that the problem is with my hosting server (I've compared the same codes on two different servers). Anyway, I'm still looking for an alternative. Best regards.

[Ariful Islam]

It's not for all time work. anyway, did you found your proper solution?

[giovannipds]

I'm not sure, but probably. Sorry if I haven't posted anything about it, I was focused. Thank you anyway for your attention.

[Ariful Islam]

Do you have still problem?

[giovannipds]

No, not anymore. Thanks mate.

[james6848]

In my case I needed to use RewriteCond %{ENV:HTTPS} !=on ('off' did not work in my particular environment).

[james6848]

In my case I needed to use RewriteCond %{ENV:HTTPS} !=on. So the environmental variable mentioned below and specifically '!=on' instead of 'off'.