mod_rewrite redirects for SEO, see http://blog.alexz.me/seo-redirects for more info

.htaccess

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# https:
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R=301,L]

# /? to /
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[^\s]+\s+[^?]*?\?
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} =""
RewriteRule .? %{REQUEST_URI}? [R=301,L]

# index* to /
RewriteRule ^index((\.html?)|/?)?$ / [NC,R=301,L]

# home* to /
RewriteRule ^home((\.html?)/?|(\.php)/?)?$ / [NC,R=301,L]

# * to /
RewriteRule ^.*\*.*$ / [NC,R=301,L]
</IfModule>