Title: Cannot get SSL/https to work properly on site
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Cannot get SSL/https to work properly on site

 *  Resolved [carlabaldwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlabaldwin/)
 * (@carlabaldwin)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-sslhttps-to-work-properly-on-site/)
 * I have existing WordPress website that has been up and running for over a year
   with a SHOPP shopping cart connected to PayPal. Everything was working properly.
   Client decided to switch to payment gateway for internal credit card processing.
   I switched them to a dedicated IP, purchased and installed SSL on domain, purchased
   and installed gateway plugin.
 * I edited htaccess file as follows:
 *     ```
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
       RewriteRule ^(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
       </IfModule>
       ```
   
 * and wp-config file:
    `define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);`
 * I also edited the general settings in WP admin so that WP URL and site URL are
   set to [https://domain.com](https://domain.com)
 * results:
    All the CSS on the site is broken. Cannot get into WP Admin. Getting
   the “too many redirects”
 * I log in to PHPmyAdmin and change site URL back to http so that I can access 
   WP admin panel and change settings back to http
 * So at this point the pages are trying to load htpps but with mixed content errors.
   The order form in SHOPP will not load at all. I get a “cannot load web page” 
   error in Chrome.
 * I have since reset the wp-config file back to original form as well as the htaccess
   file just so the site looks normal while I try to figure this out.
 * I need an SSL/https expert on this. PLEEESE help!!
 * thank you!

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 *  [webaware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webaware/)
 * (@webaware)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-sslhttps-to-work-properly-on-site/#post-6564948)
 * It sounds like Apache is behind a reverse proxy, e.g. NginX / CloudFlare / CloudFront
   etc. and doesn’t actually receive the HTTPS connection itself. As such:
 * * Apache will never see `HTTPS=on`
    * [WordPress can’t detect HTTPS](http://snippets.webaware.com.au/snippets/wordpress-is_ssl-doesnt-work-behind-some-load-balancers/)
   with `is_ssl()`
 * You can test for this by removing the redirect from .htaccess, and installing
   [SSL Insecure Content Fixer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ssl-insecure-content-fixer/).
   It has a test page (under Tools menu) that will tell you if that is the case,
   and how to detect it.
 * You can then use the method it recommends (e.g. `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO`) in 
   your .htaccess file, and either edit the site’s wp-config.php file to handle 
   that for WordPress or let the plugin handle it for you.
 * cheers,
    Ross
 *  Thread Starter [carlabaldwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlabaldwin/)
 * (@carlabaldwin)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-sslhttps-to-work-properly-on-site/#post-6565094)
 * Thank you Ross. I figured it out with help of hosting provider (Bluehost). I 
   had to add the redirect code to .htaccess file and change URL of WordPress and
   Site address in settings. I should NOT have changed the wp-config file. That 
   was causing a loop – too many redirects. I was told that with the new SSL you
   do not change the wp-config file. WordPress.org should update the Codex.
 * Thank you for your quick response!!

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## Tags

 * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/)
 * [shopp plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/shopp-plugin/)
 * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [carlabaldwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carlabaldwin/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-get-sslhttps-to-work-properly-on-site/#post-6565094)
 * Status: resolved

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