redirect - Redirecting HTTP to HTTPS with Apache -
i have issue using mod_rewrite force redirection of http requests https using apache 2.2.22 on ubuntu server 12.04. my /etc/apache2/sites-available/default file follows: <virtualhost *:80> rewriteengine on rewritecond %{server_port} !^443$ rewriterule ^/(.*) https://%{http_host}/$1 [nc,r,l] </virtualhost> the https host defined in default-ssl in same directory. visiting server's local ip address, redirect appears work fine. however, accessing via fqdn, doesn't. using fqdn, site available @ port 5443, mapped in firewall 443 on server, perhaps has problem. cannot use port 443 directly, in use on ip address server. to further clarify, following valid links: https://website:5443 https://192.168.200.80:443 the redirect works here: http://192.168.200.80 but following gives 400 bad request, , redirect needed: http://website:5443/ "your browser sent request server not understand. reason: you'...