We get the following error:

Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Reason: You're speaking plain HTTP to an SSL-enabled server port.
Instead use the HTTPS scheme to access this URL, please.

Hint: https://www.mydomain.com/

When users go to http//www.mydomain.com:443 - which we obviously need to
catch and redirect to https://www.mydomain.com

What's the best way of achieving this?

We have two virtual hosts setup one on port 80 (which is already
redirecting http traffic on port 80 to https on port 443) and one on
443.
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Possibly use a RewriteRule or something of the sort?=0A=0ARewriteEngine On=
=0ARewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .=0ARewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.mydomain\.co=
m$=0ARewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$=0ARewriteRule ^(.*) https://www.mydom=
ain.com/$1 [R=3D301,L]=0A=0AI've not tested that, and I doub't it's spot on=
but hopefully it's the right direction...=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=
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...org=0A> Sent: Monday, 31 March, 2008 5:34:38 PM=0A> Subject: Bad request w=
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The rewriterule can be explointed on unpatched Apache. If you're
doing this, make certain you're working with the current patch.

Otherwise, use an application layer redirector/load balancer.

Walt

On 3/31/08, Glyn Astill <glynastill [at] yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Possibly use a RewriteRule or something of the sort?
>
> RewriteEngine On
> RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .
> RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.mydomain\.com$
> RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$
> RewriteRule ^(.*) https://www.mydomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]
>
> I've not tested that, and I doub't it's spot on but hopefully it's the right direction...
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Dean Pullen <dean.pullen [at] msp-uk.com>
> > To: modssl-users [at] modssl..org
> > Sent: Monday, 31 March, 2008 5:34:38 PM
> > Subject: Bad request when users goto http://www.mydomain.com:443
> >
> > We get the following error:
> >
> > Bad Request
> >
> > Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
> > Reason: You're speaking plain HTTP to an SSL-enabled server port.
> > Instead use the HTTPS scheme to access this URL, please.
> >
> > Hint: https://www.mydomain.com/
> >
> > When users go to http//www.mydomain.com:443 - which we obviously need to
> > catch and redirect to https://www.mydomain.com
> >
> > What's the best way of achieving this?
> >
> > We have two virtual hosts setup one on port 80 (which is already
> > redirecting http traffic on port 80 to https on port 443) and one on
> > 443.
> > ____________________________________________________________ __________
> > Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org
> > User Support Mailing List modssl-users [at] modssl.org
> > Automated List Manager majordomo [at] modssl.org
> >
>
>
>
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