How to permanently redirect `http://` and `www.` urls to `https://`?

@herminia_bruen 

To permanently redirect http:// and www. URLs to https://, you can set up a 301 redirect in your .htaccess file if you are using an Apache server. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open your website's .htaccess file. You can usually find it in the root directory of your website.
2. Add the following lines at the beginning of your .htaccess file:

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RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www. [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://example.com%{REQUEST_URI} [L,NE,R=301]

Replace example.com with your actual domain name.

1. Save the changes to your .htaccess file.

This code will check if the request is using http:// or if the request is coming in with www. and then redirect it to https:// without the www.. The R=301 flag ensures that the redirect is permanent.

After adding this code to your .htaccess file, all URLs with http:// or www. will be permanently redirected to https:// on your website.