301 redirect non-www to www

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I am trying to redirect all non-www to www on my website! My SSL is already configured to redirect all http to https but all what I have found is working only partially for me!

if I type mysite.com/en/articles/12/how-to-code, for example I am redirected to www.mysite.com/index.php which should have been www.mysite.com/en/articles/12/how-to-code

I have tried solutions to this SO question, I know this question is a possible repeat but other solutions have not worked for me! Am using apache2.

This my .htaccess in the /public folder

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews
    </IfModule>

    RewriteEngine On

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [L,R=301]

    # Handle Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]

    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    # Redirect to www
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^[^.]+\.[^.]+$
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
    RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
</IfModule>

Thanks in advance

Croises · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-19T23:45:07.070

Change the order, and redirect before rewrite:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews
    </IfModule>

    RewriteEngine On

    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ /$1 [L,R=301]

    # Redirect to www
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^[^.]+\.[^.]+$
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS}s ^on(s)|
    RewriteRule ^ http%1://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

    # Handle Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]

    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
</IfModule>

Because if you redirect after rewriting the URL, this is the last version that will be modified and returned for the redirection request.

Thanks Croises! You just got 50 more points! lol now please can you explain why it works in this order but does not work in the other which I placed it? Maybe like an update to your answer. — Fenn-CS, Nov 19 '17 at 22:52
Can someone please help me with question in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47475677/redirect-to-a-new-domain-using-apache-vhost-configuration — ThinkGeek, Nov 26 '17 at 06:16

301 redirect non-www to www

This my .htaccess in the /public folder

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