XenForo, always use SSL?

[JordanH]

Ok, so I'm trying to get an SSL to work on my forum (www.GamingSection.net) and I want the forum and all of its content to always load in https:// How can this be done well also always having the www. infront of it.

I looked in the XenForo backend, there is no where to check off saying to use SSL or even if you put https:// as your forum url, if someone loads the site from just http:// it won't switch over.

So question is, how can I get SSL to work with XenForo? & to always load in SSL

 

[stacy.c]

Upon visiting one of those pages, all subsequent internal links would be https. You might as well just enforce it for all URLs.

That makes sense, thanks again Jake.

 

[UltraX]

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Place this in the .htaccess

Warning, it will auto SSL all the sub domains you have on your hosting account.

To disable on sites you don't want SSL, go into the website folder and create a new .htaccess with this:
RewriteEngine Off
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on

 

[vape.to]

anytime i add these lines to .htaccess i get an error that my site has been redirected too many times.

How to fix that?

 

[Jake Bunce]

anytime i add these lines to .htaccess i get an error that my site has been redirected too many times.

How to fix that?

Which lines?

 

[vape.to]

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

 

[Jake Bunce]

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

That shouldn't infinitely redirect unless %{HTTPS} isn't being set correctly by the server.

Alternatively you can try checking the server port:

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-always-use-ssl.36180/#post-411628