Thread: changing over to https

Ok, I have never had to deal with these ssl transfers before so forgive my ignorance....

My client has just had VH install the certificate so now her site shows up as not only http://www.***** but also https://www.****

The problem is all her links she has spent years getting all point to http://www

So her site is still not secure when people come through this way.

I personally thought that once this certificate was in place the http automatically redirected but I guess this is not the case.

You also can't do redirects from http to https as the CP won't offer this option.

What is the way around this? how does she get EVERY client going into the site via https?

Ramsey - she shouldn't want all the pages to be https - the only ones she wants that for should be the ones that need it. You don't mention what type of site she has - but for example, on a store - only the CHECKOUT pages are https.

Sorry Bethers,

Can I take this opportunity to ask you how I set up a https in my booking form?
As you've mentioned I need it just in this page so people fell safer sending the credit card details to book a tour.

Many thanks,

Most of cpanels tools (like password protect directory, hotlink protection, ip banning, etc) are just little .htaccess code generators. Cpanel only provides you with... maybe 3-4% of what you can do with .htaccess

Heres code you can add to your .htaccess file that will redirect all http:// to https://

Code:

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$
RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]

Although, as Bethers has pointed out, you don't need to it on your entire site, any page that uses SSL is going to load slower then a page without it (the whole encryption/decryption routine takes time to do)

Originally Posted by Bethers

Ramsey - she shouldn't want all the pages to be https - the only ones she wants that for should be the ones that need it. You don't mention what type of site she has - but for example, on a store - only the CHECKOUT pages are https.

Its made with soho, so I have no idea how she just makes the cart side of her site https... I am not soho friendly at all!

Heres code you can add to your .htaccess file that will redirect all http:// to https://

Code:
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R,L]
Thanks for that 'Watdaflip'. Last question: Where do I put it in my booking form page? 'between tag'....in page properties? And then the page will change forever into https?

Cheers,

No, this is the content of the .htaccess file!

You should add the above code in your htaccess file, or, if you don't have one, you should create one (in Notepad) with the above content, Save As, All Files, use the name " .htaccess ". When done, upload it in your public_html

Problem solved thanks to Karen.. There is a section in the cart admin that you just enter the https address in... all working now. Thanks to all who replied anyway, appreciated.