How to Force Redirect Http to Https in Laravel

In this small artical we will see how to force redirect http to https in laravel, Here i will show you two method in laravel redirect to https first is laravel redirect HTTP to HTTPS via htaccess and second is laravel force redirect https using middleware.

So. let’s see how to force redirect http to https in laravel.

Example 1 : Using .htaccess

Redirect HTTP to HTTPS via htaccess. here you need to add code in your public/.htaccess file.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    <IfModule mod_negotiation.c>
        Options -MultiViews -Indexes
    </IfModule>
  
    RewriteEngine On
  
    RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
    RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
  
    # Handle Authorization Header
    RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} .
    RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
  
    # Redirect Trailing Slashes If Not A Folder...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)/$
    RewriteRule ^ %1 [L,R=301]
  
    # Send Requests To Front Controller...
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
</IfModule>

Example 2 : Using ServiceProvider

In this example you need to add code in this file app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php.

<?php
  
namespace App\Providers;
  
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Illuminate\Pagination\Paginator;
   
class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * Register any application services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function register()
    {
          
    }
    /**
     * Bootstrap any application services.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function boot()
    {
        \URL::forceScheme('https');
  
        Paginator::useBootstrap();
    }
}