apache - .htaccess redirect http to https

Question

I have an old url (www1.test.net) and I would like to redirect it to https://www1.test.net
I have implemented and installed our SSL certificate on my site.
This is my old file .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule !.(js|gif|jpg|png|css|txt)$ public/index.php [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/public/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ public/$1 [L]

How can I configure my .htaccess file so that url auto redirect to https?
Thanks!

Answer 1

I use the following to successfully redirect all pages of my domain from http to https:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Note this will redirect using the 301 'permanently moved' redirect, which will help transfer your SEO rankings.

To redirect using the 302 'temporarily moved' change [R=302,L]