Apache redirect to https if the request is not from localhost

Question

I have a Centos 6.7 with apache 2.2.15. I want to redirect all traffic from port 80 to 443 with one exception. The traffic who come from localhost I want to remain on port 80.

Now I use this config but I don't know how to change it

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,QSA]

Answer 1

You need to use a RewriteCond with %{REMOTE_ADDR}, possibly multiple to deal with if you have IPv6 enabled or not. This is the basic config:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteCond %{REMOTE_ADDR} !^127\.0\.0\.1$
RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,QSA]

Here is a tutorial on using RewriteCond that might be some help.