Apache rewrite rule to redirect to https

Problem - you want to redirect all http traffic to https.
The following rewrite rule will redirect any web site that
you are running so is no need to write the server name.

# into httpd.conf write the following

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

# then restart apache 
# this requires a working version of https on the same web server