If you are redirecting all HTTP -> HTTPS you can do: <VirtualHost *:80> RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=permanent,L,NE] </VirtualHost> This will redirect all requests to your https server {other redirects can be handled on that} James -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx