To redirect web site to SSL using .htaccess, create .htaccess file with following content.
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.yourdomain.com/$1 [R,L]
For blog.hostonnet.com, i use following .htaccess
RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://blog.hostonnet.com/$1 [R,L]