[BlueOnyx:26306] Re: HTTPS redirect

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Hi Ken

> I’m embarrassed to ask about an old 5208R system we have, obviously it 
> is seriously out of date.  So if you ignore me or yell at me, I will 
> understand.
>
I wouldn't yell at you.  But I would gently encourage you that if you 
would like some help getting into a more modern system.... there are 
folks on this list you can reach out to!


> I enabled SSL for a vsite (actually our own website www.kwisp.com) and 
> installed a cert  from a CA.  We have the site name as www.domain.com, 
> with webserver alias domain.com.
>
> Web browsers use HTTP or HTTPS and get redirected or not, depending on 
> how the visitor types the URL.
>
> <SNIP>
>
> I’ve tried methods involving .htaccess as well as editing both the 
> siteXX and siteXX.include files in /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts.  Admittedly 
> I lack the expertise to be messing with any of that.
>
> Any suggestions what I’m doing wrong, or the easiest/best way to do this?
>
I think I understand you saying that you want the website to 
automatically redirect visitors to visit your https-enabled site, yes?

Simply having the certificate does not handle the way your website 
responds.   You must instruct the site to load https, which is usually 
something you can set within your CMS (ie: Wordpress or similar).   If 
you're not using a CMS, or your CMS doesn't have support for that, you 
can use .htaccess.  In that case, something like this may help you:
https://www.virtbiz.com/client/index.php?rp=/knowledgebase/66/HTTP-to-HTTPS-Redirect-using-.htaccess-.html

Thanks!

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Chris Gebhardt
VIRTBIZ Internet Services
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