http or https

[behzad]

Hi folks. Client has SSL, do I put https or http or none and just www._____.com?

[Acorn]

behzad, make it without the protocol.

Acorn

[behzad]

Ok, so just www._______.com ?
When I do that, and hit ok, going back and it put its own http:// before it.

[Acorn]

Well, add https://www_____.com to override it.

I usually add my sitemap.xml using an on-line service and FTP, bypassing nanny Xara.

Acorn

[Chris M]

I'm willing to be shot down here...but...
I go with the https://name-of-site.whatever. This brings up https:// prefix when someone types the site name directly into the address bar. Using www returns http://.

I could be wrong. I quite often am.

[lex]

Chris,

Yes and no, it all depends what is programmed at the remote end.
I have this in my .htaccess at my root www folder:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\. [NC]
RewriteRule ^ https://www.mysite.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L,NE]
</IfModule>


This forces HTTPS and adds www if it is missing. Writing http://www.mysite.com or mysite.com brings up https://www.mysite.com every time.

I'm willing to be shot down here...but...
I go with the https://name-of-site.whatever. This brings up https:// prefix when someone types the site name directly into the address bar. Using www returns http://.

I could be wrong. I quite often am.