Updating URL rewriting rules in .htaccess to require the www. prefix rather than disallow it.

Author: wimpyprogrammer

.htaccess

@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ AddDefaultCharset utf-8
 
 # Option 1: rewrite www.example.com → example.com
 
-<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
-    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
-    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
-    RewriteRule ^ http://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
-</IfModule>
+# <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+#     RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
+#     RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.+)$ [NC]
+#     RewriteRule ^ http://%1%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
+# </IfModule>
 
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@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ AddDefaultCharset utf-8
 # Be aware that the following might not be a good idea if you use "real"
 # subdomains for certain parts of your website.
 
-# <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
-#    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
-#    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
-#    RewriteCond %{SERVER_ADDR} !=127.0.0.1
-#    RewriteCond %{SERVER_ADDR} !=::1
-#    RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
-# </IfModule>
+<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
+   RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
+   RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
+   RewriteCond %{SERVER_ADDR} !=127.0.0.1
+   RewriteCond %{SERVER_ADDR} !=::1
+   RewriteRule ^ http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
+</IfModule>
 
 
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