How to redirect a website to https://non-www using .htaccess

1. Enable mod_rewrite: Add the following line to the top of your .htaccess file:

RewriteEngine On

2. Exclude www for both HTTP and HTTPS requests: Add the following code block to redirect all requests (HTTP and HTTPS) to the non-www version of the URL:

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} =www\.(.*) [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]

Explanation of the code:

• RewriteEngine On: Enables the mod_rewrite module, which is required for URL rewriting.
• RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} =www\.(.*): Checks if the current request includes a www prefix.
• [NC]: Indicates that the www\. pattern should be matched case-insensitively.
• RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]: Redirects all requests, including HTTP and HTTPS, with a www prefix to the corresponding non-www URL using a permanent 301 redirect. The R=301 flag tells Apache to use a permanent redirect, and the L flag tells Apache to stop processing the rewrite rules after this rule is matched.