Today, htaccess play very important role for SEO, It is used for redirection, rewriting and apache config variable etc.
How to edit your htacess file.
Open your .htaccess file which is mostly in root folder OR in public/public_html folder.
Use following code as per your requirement.(Please have backup your .htaccess file before editing).
https://example.com to http://example.com redirect
https://example.com to http://www.example.com redirect
http://example.com to https://example.com redirect
http://example.com to https://www.example.com redirect
How to edit your htacess file.
Open your .htaccess file which is mostly in root folder OR in public/public_html folder.
Use following code as per your requirement.(Please have backup your .htaccess file before editing).
https://example.com to http://example.com redirect
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on RewriteRule (.*) http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
https://example.com to http://www.example.com redirect
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on RewriteRule (.*) http://www.%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
http://example.com to https://example.com redirect
RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]
http://example.com to https://www.example.com redirect
RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R=301,L]