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Barry Harris:
SSL isn't configured - there is no certificate. Edge/Firefox/Chrome all default to http:// when not specified.
SSL is enabled in Apache due to being supported and being the only available option for fbalpha.com.
Two options to stop SSL errors for users forcing browsing to https;
1. Buy and continue to pay annually for an SSL certificate.
2. Use .htaccess to 301 Redirect https to http
A 301 should also be put in place on the old URL to inform Google and other bots that the site has moved. This will also make the process transparent for the user too,
Barry Harris:
Actually .htaccess may not be an option due to the server/browser attempting to secure the connection prior to any redirects, etc. happening.
There isn't an issue though, unless the user attempts to access https themselves....
jan_klaassen:
Ah, yeah. I understand the problem. Easy solution though, particularly if you already have SSL for another domain so you know what hoops to jump through: use a free certificate.
See https://letsencrypt.org/ for more (haven't tried yet, I used the free SSL from startcom before, but that's gone now).
Again, I brought up because https is the default in most browsers, and they don't give you the option to ignore the error or try an insecure connection anymore (you have to type http:// in the url bar).
Barry Harris:
Typing neo-source.com in any browser takes you to http. I literally just did it on a machine I rarely use (ie, never visited the donain before on) with latest edge, firefox and chrome. All go to http. The only way to they try https is if the user specifically types it.
jan_klaassen:
Interesting, since I had the opposite experience with firefox and edge. I checked edge again, and that doesn't delete history until you close it, so that's probably it. I dunno about firefox -- I definitely didn't ask for a secure connection, and I don't have an add-on that forces them (because way too many websites are still set up badly).
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