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Asked: 2026-05-13T19:00:19+00:00

Is it possible to have apache get a request like whateverProtocol://localhost and redirect it

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Is it possible to have apache get a request like whateverProtocol://localhost and redirect it to http://localhost?

Thanks in advance.

Update: Thank you for the answers. Specifically, I am trying to redirect ldap : // localhost to http : // localhost — and I believe ldap may be recognized by mod_rewrite. But no luck so far using RewriteEngine/RewriteRule, including using RewriteCond SERVER_PROTOCOL…

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    In general, no. Most protocols don’t include a method for redirecting to a different one.

    In the case of HTTPS, you can. That is simply a matter of:

    Redirect 301 / http://localhost/

    … in the configuration for the HTTPS virtual host.

    update in response to edit:

    While it is theoretically possible to persuade Apache to talk to LDAP (modules for it can use it as the base for any kind of TCP/IP server), LDAP clients don’t talk HTTP, so such a redirect wouldn’t make any sense. (I don’t think LDAP supports a redirect response either).

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