How do I automatically redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS?

How do I automatically redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS?

To redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS, you will have to create and configure a . htaccess file, which includes the necessary code for automatic redirection. You can easily create (or edit) this file using the cPanel File Manager included with your HostPapa Dashboard.

How do I force htaccess to HTTPS?

How to force HTTPS using the . htaccess file

1. Locate your . htaccess file. Firstly, you need to locate your .
2. Force all traffic to use HTTPS. To force all traffic on your domain to use HTTPS, simply add the following. If you have existing code in your .
3. Upload your updated . htaccess file. Once you have updated your .

How do I force a website to redirect to HTTPS SSL?

To force your visitors to use your Shared SSL certificate:

1. log into your cPanel and access the redirects section.
2. Set Type to Permanent (301)
3. Next to redirects to, enter your website’s url using the Shared SSL Certificate.
4. We recommend having Redirect with or without www.
5. Ensure Wild Card Redirect is selected.
6. Click Add.

How do I redirect in htaccess?

301 (Permanent) Redirect: Use a 301 redirect . htaccess to point an entire site to a different URL on a permanent basis. This is the most common type of redirect and is useful in most situations. In this example, we are redirecting to the “example.com” domain.

Can you redirect HTTP to HTTPS?

If you are using the popular Apache Web server, you can easily redirect all traffic from unsecured HTTP to HTTPS. When a visitor goes to your site will be redirected to the secure HTTPS protocol. The server must allow you to use module mod_rewrite, but it’s not a problem for most webhosting providers.

How do I change http to https?

Easy 4-step process

1. Buy an SSL Certificate.
2. Install SSL Certificate on your web hosting account.
3. Double check internal linking is switched to HTTPS.
4. Set up 301 redirects so search engines are notified.

How do I make my domain redirect to HTTPS?

Redirect HTTP to HTTPS automatically

1. Log into your cPanel.
2. In the Domains section, click the Domains icon.
3. This will open a page where you can toggle the HTTPS redirect on or off. We recommend leaving it on. If there is no option to enable HTTPS, it’s because that domain does not have SSL installed.

How do I redirect a URL to HTTPS?

There is another way, page rules.

1. Go to Page Rules.
2. Click “Create Page Rule”
3. Enter the URL (put the asterisk, so redirection happens for all the URI)
4. Click “Add a Setting” and select “Always Use HTTPS” from the drop-down.

How do I redirect without changing URL?

How To Redirect Domain Without Changing URL

1. Enable mod_rewrite. Open terminal and run the following command to enable mod_rewrite on Ubuntu/Debian systems.
2. Enable . htaccess in Apache Server.
3. Create .htaccess file.
4. Redirect Domain Without Changing URL.
5. Restart Apache Server.

Where to find htaccess file?

In most cases, the .htaccess file can be found in your root directory of your website. More specifically, open your “public_html” folder and you will find it sitting right there.

How to do in htaccess?

Step 1: Enable Apache .htaccess Open the default host configuration file by entering the following command in the terminal: sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default Locate the section labeled . In that section, change the AllowOverride None entry to all: AllowOverride All Save the file and exit. Next, restart the Apache service:

How to redirect an url?

choose the Redirects menu.

What can you do with .htaccess?

Simple authorization and authentication: Handy for example when making sure a staging site won’t flow into Google index ahead of time.