<ifModule mod_rewrite.c>
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# GENERAL #
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# Make apache follow sym links to files
Options +FollowSymLinks
# If somebody opens a folder, hide all files from the resulting folder list
IndexIgnore */*
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# REWRITING #
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# Enable rewriting
RewriteEngine On
# If its not HTTPS
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
# Comment out the RewriteCond above, and uncomment the RewriteCond below if you're using a load balancer (e.g. CloudFlare) for SSL
# RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Forwarded-Proto} !https
# Redirect to the same URL with https://, ignoring all further rules if this one is in effect
RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R,L]
# If we get to here, it means we are on https://
# If the file with the specified name in the browser doesn't exist
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
# and the directory with the specified name in the browser doesn't exist
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
# and we are not opening the root already (otherwise we get a redirect loop)
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !/$
# Rewrite all requests to the root
RewriteRule ^(.*) /
</ifModule>