{"id":3327,"date":"2024-02-21T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostkoss.com\/b\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2024-02-21T13:43:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:43:50","slug":"redirect-http-to-https-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostkoss.com\/b\/en\/redirect-http-to-https-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use HTTPS redirection in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After purchasing and<\/strong> installing an SSL certificate, you should automatically redirect visitors to a secure version of your website ( https:\/\/ ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This ensures that data<\/strong> sent to and from your site is securely encrypted. In addition, according to Google, HTTPS is now a ranking signal among several other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is HTTPS, and why should you use it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HTTPS, displayed<\/strong> as a padlock icon in the web browser bar, indicates the use of SSL to transfer data between a web server and a website. Any website, especially one that requires you to enter credentials and sensitive data, must use HTTPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does HTTPS redirection work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s say you’ve just installed SSL<\/strong> on your website, whether it’s through our Let’s Encrypt one-click installer or purchased through your customer account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forced HTTPS redirect feature<\/strong> in cPanel allows you to automatically redirect visitors to a secure version of your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to force HTTP to HTTPS redirection in cPanel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1.Log in to cPanel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"cPanel-Domains-hostkoss\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2.Once in the cPanel<\/strong> control panel, scroll down to the Domains section and click on the Domains icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The domains interface will then appear, where you will see a list of all the domains on your cPanel account. You will see a column labeled “Force HTTPS Redirect<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"cPanel-Domains-Forced-redirection-to-HTTPS-Actions\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3.Find the domain<\/strong> that you want to redirect to HTTPS and set the corresponding Forced HTTPS Redirection setting to on, as in our example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can toggle multiple domains to enable or disable forced HTTPS redirection using the option at the top of the table. Check the box for each domain and select whether you want to enable or disable them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Now let’s go back <\/strong>and visit your site. Notice how it redirects us to the secure version and we see the secure lock symbol in the location bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to manually redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS using .htaccess<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

However, if for some reason your site <\/strong>does not work after you have enabled forced redirection in cPanel, try doing so via a .htaccess file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.Edit\/create a .htaccess<\/strong> file in the folder your site is served from (usually public_html<\/strong>). You can easily edit the .htaccess file using an FTP client or through the online file manager in cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"cPanel-Domains-htaccess\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Add <\/strong>the following code to the .htaccess file:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n