How do I allow HTTPS for Apache on localhost?
I was asked to set up HTTPS with a self-signed cert on Apache on localhost, but how do I actually do that? I have no idea at all. 16 Answers 16
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Gravity Forms not loading under https, jQuery is not defined
I am using Gravity Forms on my WordPress site, and so far so good. The problem is I have made the page secure (https/SSL), and this is making the form not to work. It looks like the issue is how the site is trying to load jQuery. There are 23 JS errors on the page, … Read more
SSL Certificate and WordPress
One of my clients has decided to install an SSL certificate for his website/domain. I have developed a WP website for them it’s ready to be deployed. We are currently accessing it via the IP address and it works fine. Normally I just change the URL settings via admin (2 options) and run a search … Read more
HTTPS and SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed, CA is OK
I am using XAMPP for development. Recently I upgraded my installation of xampp from an old version to 1.7.3. Now when I curl HTTPS enabled sites I get the following exception Fatal error: Uncaught exception ‘RequestCore_Exception’ with message ‘cURL resource: Resource id #55; cURL error: SSL certificate problem, verify that the CA cert is OK. … Read more
Weird issue with database migration and SSL links
I want to move my database to my another mirror server (for testing & stuff). My original one is using SSL and I am forcing it to do so. When I migrate with DB Migrate plugin, the non-ssl server gets broken links. All links, became https. How can i fix this? Any ideas? 1 Answer … Read more
Separating HTTP and HTTPS content with WordPress, Varnish, and an SSL terminator?
Background: I host a WordPress site with a hosting company that places a combined Varnish server + SSL terminator system upstream of my web server. The WordPress site runs on Apache and is accessible over both HTTP and HTTPS via the Varnish+SSL terminator. The setup looks like this: Image credit: DigitalOcean (For reference, DigitalOcean is … Read more
In WP versions >= 4.0, is FORCE_SSL_LOGIN forcing HTTPS for the entire admin session?
If I’m not mistaken, I recall being able to use FORCE_SSL_LOGIN to secure just the WP login process and not the entire admin session, which is the purpose of FORCE_SSL_ADMIN. Some browsers would keep HTTPS in the URL after login, but switching to HTTP would not redirect back to HTTPS. I have WP 4.0 and … Read more
AJAX requests broken due to HTTPS for wp-admin
I have my wp-admin section forced to HTTPS via a plugin. I also have specific pages that are using https on the frontend (login, billing, etc.) I seem to be having an issue with HTTP pages using AJAX to HTTPS for admin-ajax.php the nonce fails. Is it possible to use HTTP nonce with HTTPS nonce? … Read more
How to properly force https and www on multisite with Apache HTAccess
I have a wordpress multisite in network mode via wp multi network plugin. I’ve been trying to use .htaccess rules to force all urls to be https://www. eg: https://domain.com to https://www.domain.com http://domain.com to https://www.domain.com http://www.domain.com to https://www.domain.com I’ve found these variations online but I’m not sure what would be the cleanest way to do this? … Read more
Disabling HTTPS redirection for migration
I migrated a WordPress 4.3 site from Register.com to MediaTemple today and found that the forced SSL is causing issues for the staging URL. In order to try again I have (on the live Register.com site) Disabled plugin ‘WordPress HTTPS’ Removed define( ‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true ); from wp-config In General Settings replaced https w http for … Read more
