SSL Certificate installation help

[ianzzz5]

I have just purchased an SSL Certificate for my site. Does anybody have any advice on how to install it with Web Designer.

Thanks for any help.

[Guest]

AFAIK you will need (shell-)access to your webserver in order to install a SSL certificate. To my knowledge there is no way to do this from within a web design software, as that does not operate on server level...

This is something you will have to consult your webhosting service about.

[ianzzz5]

Thanks for your reply.

I have checked my website and the https://www.websitexxx.co.uk works but the http://www.websitexxx.co.uk and www.websitexxx.co.uk do not redirect to the https site. I will have to contact my web hosting company

[ianzzz5]

Thought I would post my findings in case anybody else has this problem.

The https site is automatically setup when you purchase an SSL certificate.
To make all other options direct to https (e.g. yourwebsite dot com, www dot yourwebsite dot com, http: // yourwebsite dot com) you need to upload the following to the .htaccess file.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

[handrawn]

the links in your post #4 are reported by my security as a threat - see attachmnet....

[Guest]

The https site is automatically setup when you purchase an SSL certificate.

This only applies when getting the certificate directly via your webhoster. If you get one from somewhere else, e.g. a free certificate from Let's Encrypt, there can be quite a bit of manual setup involved...

But good to hear that you got your issue sorted out!

[handrawn]

some hosts - eg Dreamhost give free SSL with hosting - although there are several levels of certificate and it depends on the level you require...

you may have set up the .htaccess in a way that my security software does not recognise as legitimate, hence the warning, it is worth checking [either that or your site has been spiked - also worth checking]

[Guest]

I assume the OP just entered an arbitrary URL for demonstrational purposes - that's not his real web address...

[handrawn]

ok - I would not know that I just use the things not build them

[Acorn]

the links in your post #4 are reported by my security as a threat - see attachmnet....

Thanks handrawn, the hyperlinks have been purged but the .htaccess code is valid.

Acorn