{"id":132,"date":"2017-04-23T03:44:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T03:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shujaahost.co.ke\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2017-04-23T03:47:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T03:47:42","slug":"how-to-force-https-using-the-htaccess-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shujaahost.co.ke\/blog\/how-to-force-https-using-the-htaccess-file\/","title":{"rendered":"How to force HTTPS using the .htaccess file"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) <\/strong>is the secure version of HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).
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HTTP <\/strong>is the protocol over which data is sent between a browser and a website or a web application. The “S” in HTTPS <\/strong>stands for SECURE. HTTPS <\/strong>encrypts all communications between a browser and a website.
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Sometimes it’s necessary to make sure your website’s visitors use the SSL encrypted connection.
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To force\u00a0all your website visitors\u00a0to use HTTPS insert\u00a0the following lines of code in the .htaccess file in your website’s root folder.
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RewriteEngine On
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RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
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RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https:\/\/www.yoursite.com\/$1 [R,L]
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Be sure to replace\u00a0www.<\/strong><\/span>yoursite.com<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0with your actual domain name.
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To force a\u00a0specific domain<\/em>\u00a0to use HTTPS, use the following lines of code in the .htaccess file in your website’s root folder:
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RewriteEngine On
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RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yoursite\\.com [NC]
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RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
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RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https:\/\/www.yoursite.com\/$1 [R,L]
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Make sure to replace\u00a0yoursite.com<\/strong>\u00a0with the domain name you’re trying force to https. Additionally, you need to replace\u00a0www.example.com<\/strong>\u00a0with your actual domain name.
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If you want to force SSL on a specific folder you can insert the code below into a .htaccess file placed in that specific folder:
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RewriteEngine On
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RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} folder
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RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https:\/\/www.yoursite.com\/folder\/$1 [R,L]
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Make sure you change the\u00a0folder<\/em>\u00a0reference to the actual folder name. Then be sure to replace\u00a0www.yoursite.com\/folder\u00a0<\/em>with your actual domain name and folder you want to force the SSL on.
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is the secure version of HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). HTTP is the protocol over which data is sent between a browser and a website or a web application. The “S” in HTTPS stands for SECURE. HTTPS encrypts all communications between a browser and a website. Sometimes it’s necessary to make ..<\/p>\n

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