How to redirect IP to FQDN with HTTPS in Apache Webserver using mod_rewrite (Ubuntu 18,20,22)?

The objective of the article is to rewrite the URL from http://192.168.1.1 to https://server.gateway.com/ezlogin using .htaccess

root@ubuntu ~]# a2enmod rewrite alias

root@ubuntu ~]# systemctl restart apache2

2. Create a virtual host for the domain name with ports 80 and 443.

root@ubuntu ~]# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/server.gateway.com.conf

ServerName server.gateway.com

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

AllowOverride All

</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

root@ubuntu ~]# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/server.gateway.com-ssl.conf

ServerName server.gateway.com

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

AllowOverride All

</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

3. Edit the default apache configuration file and add "AllowOverride All"

root@ubuntu ~]# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

<Directory /var/www/html>

AllowOverride All

</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

4. Edit the default apache SSL configuration file and add "AllowOverride All"

root@ubuntu ~]# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf

ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

DocumentRoot /var/www/html

<Directory /var/www/html>

AllowOverride All

</Directory>

SSLEngine on

SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/apache-selfsigned.crt

SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/apache-selfsigned.key

</VirtualHost>

</IfModule>

5. Create a .htaccess file and add the below rules. Replace below domain name with your domain name.

root@ubuntu ~]# vim /var/www/html/.htaccess

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^server.gateway.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://server.gateway.com/$1 [R=301,L]

RedirectMatch ^/$ https://server.gateway.com/ezlogin/

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