If you want to redirect non-www URL to https://www. which improves search engine optimisation rankings, use following .htaccess rule as,
Here is what .htaccess solved the problem,
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^[^.]+\.[^.]+$
RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]How to verify your websites current redirects ?
Just type your domain name in http://redirectcheck.com/index.php and click Trace, or you can also use http://www.redirect-checker.org
For more help refer below URLs :
- https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/9410/29/how-to-setup-rules-and-redirects-in-htaccess
- https://moz.com/learn/seo/redirection
- https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/93633
You can also refer to good information at https://gist.github.com/ScottPhillips/1721489