How to configure the redirect to HTTPS in Plesk for Windows versions before Onyx?

Question

The option Permanent SEO-safe 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS is absent in Domains > example.com > Hosting Settings in the Plesk versions before Onyx.

How to configure the redirect to HTTPS in these Plesk for Windows versions?

Answer

1. Connect to the server using RDP.

2. Go to Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager > server_hostname > Sites > example.com > URL Rewrite:

   

   Note: If the URL Rewrite button is missing, install the IIS URL Rewrite Module using Plesk Installer as described in the article How to install/uninstall Plesk additional components.

3. Click Add rule(s)... on the right pane, under the Inbound rules select Blank rule and click OK:

   

4. Configure the new rule:

   • Set the rule name in the Name field.

   • Match URL section: Requested URL - Matches the Pattern, Using - Regular Expressions, Pattern - (.*):
     
     

   • In the Conditions section click Add... and set the following: Condition input - {SERVER_PORT_SECURE}, Check if input string - Matches the Pattern, Pattern - ^0$:

     

   • Action section: Action type - Redirect, Redirect URL - https://{HTTP_HOST}{REQUEST_URI}, Redirect type - Permanent (301):

     

   • Click Apply on the right pane to save the rule.

Additional information

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kaushal/2013/05/22/http-to-https-redirects-on-iis-7-x-and-higher/