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Asked: 2026-05-26T17:27:15+00:00

Here’s what I am trying to do. I have a few scripts on a

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Here’s what I am trying to do. I have a few scripts on a site I am rewriting the URLs to force them to use https://. What I then want to do, is rewrite urls when I navigate away from the HTTPS pages back to HTTP. Here’s what I have now that is not working exactly the way I would like it to. 

# For HTTPS pages:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(register/|cms/(.*))$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

# For non-HTTPS pages:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteRule ^(about/|contact/)$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

The problem I am having is that while the pages like about/ and contact/ rewrite back to HTTP, I can’t figure out how to reference the document root, so it unfortunately stays https://. I like using relative urls, so I would rather not go into my source and change everything to absolute if there is a simple htaccess solution.

My question: How do I properly reference the web root in my RewriteRule?

Also, is there a more efficient, catch-all way of doing what I am trying to accomplish that I just don’t know about, because I haven’t been able to find anyone else with this problem. I am not super-familiar with .htaccess. I learn just enough as I go to do various Rewrite operations, as I will never have a need for the full features, and I find the documentation cumbersome and difficult to follow.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    for matching the root use

    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteRule ^$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

    or combine them with the other rule

    RewriteRule ^(about/|contact/|)$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

    As to the catch all expect /register and /cms (that’s what you mean right?). I think this should do the trick.

    # For HTTPS pages:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(register/|cms/(.*))$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]

#prevent rules beneath this one in this htaccess file from being applied when url start with register of cms (doesn't do anything else)
RewriteRule ^(register/|cms/) - [L]

#don't force http for resources, to prevent partial encryption errors
RewriteRule ^(css/|images/) - [L]

# For non-HTTPS pages:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
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