Apache Redirect TO IP Address (non-URL)

Question

I've been trying to redirect web traffic from HTTP to HTTPS by adding the line to the httpd.conf file:

Redirect permanent / https://100.100.100.100

but to no avail. The browser response is Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

I understand that it works for domain names but my server doesn't use one. Is there any way around this/what am I doing wrong.

Answer 1

I suspect that your Redirect line is in a part of the config file that affects both the SSL and non-SSL parts. Therefore, even when you request the SSL version you still get a redirect to the SSL version.

If you have a part of the config file that is for non-SSL only, move the Redirect there. If not, convert it to a RewriteRule and use a RewriteCond in front of it like this:

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule / https://100.100.100.100/ [R=301]

Answer 2

Use mod_rewrite:

   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}$1 [R,L]