Title: https forbidden
Last modified: February 12, 2023

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# https forbidden

 *  Resolved [woodofspoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodofspoon/)
 * (@woodofspoon)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-forbidden/)
 * I can’t acces my website anymore. I already deactivated the plugin and cleared
   cache. Can you please help me?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fhttps-forbidden%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [Jarno Vos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jarnovos/)
 * (@jarnovos)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-forbidden/#post-16464591)
 * Hi [@woodofspoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodofspoon/),
 * The “403 Forbidden” warning can appear due to a security tool/restriction on 
   your server which prevents access to the site, although it’s not caused by Really
   Simple SSL (which is also why it persists upon de-activating the plugin).
 * Common causes include insufficient file/directory permissions, the .htaccess 
   file containing a certain rule that denies access, IP bans or the server configuration.
 * Your hosting provider should be able to provide you with further insights regarding
   the cause of the behavior.
 * Kind regards, Jarno
 *  Thread Starter [woodofspoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodofspoon/)
 * (@woodofspoon)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-forbidden/#post-16464862)
 * this is how .htaccess looks like:
 * **BEGIN WordPress**
 * RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!-
   f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
 * **END WordPress**
 *  Plugin Support [Jarno Vos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jarnovos/)
 * (@jarnovos)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-forbidden/#post-16468624)
 * Hi [@woodofspoon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodofspoon/),
 * It doesn’t look like this .htaccess currently contains any rules related to Really
   Simple SSL, and I would therefore expect the plugin to be unrelated to the **
   403 Forbidden **error on your website.
 * I pasted these rules in my own .htaccess file as well, which didn’t result in
   the same 403 Forbidden error appearing on my end either. So, my assumption would
   be that it’s the result of some other configuration.
 * Your hosting provider can offer additional information and help you understand
   the cause of the issue.
 * Kind regards, Jarno

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 * ![](https://ps.w.org/really-simple-ssl/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2839720)
 * [Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-ssl/)
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 * Last reply from: [Jarno Vos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jarnovos/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-forbidden/#post-16468624)
 * Status: resolved