Title: HTTPS vs HTTP & Chrome
Last modified: January 15, 2018

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# HTTPS vs HTTP & Chrome

 *  [pauly33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauly33/)
 * (@pauly33)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/)
 * Hi,
    Previously had a security certificate on my website for 90 days. It is no
   longer needed and I let it expire. Now I can’t access website from my main browser(
   Chrome) as I get the error ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT. I can’t access it
   using any browsers I had previously accessed the website with. Under Settings/
   General the URL is set to HTTP not HTTPS. What else can I do ?
 * Thanks.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fhttps-vs-http-chrome%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [cihaneken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cihaneken/)
 * (@cihaneken)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9865625)
 * Your site is accessible
 * [http://prntscr.com/i0pg9n](http://prntscr.com/i0pg9n)
 *  [Rajan Vijayan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajanit2000/)
 * (@rajanit2000)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9865638)
 * Its related to your hosting.
 * Contact your hosting for enable SSL
 *  Thread Starter [pauly33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauly33/)
 * (@pauly33)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9866038)
 * Thanks for the comments. My hosting company has already removed the certificate
   and I can access the website through Opera.
    Chrome still gives me the error 
   here: This site can’t be reached The webpage at [https://thesolderingstation.com/](https://thesolderingstation.com/)
   might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
   ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT
 * Somehow Chrome defaults to HTTPS even when I type in HTTP.
    The website has no
   cookies, so nothing to remove.
 *  [Rajan Vijayan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajanit2000/)
 * (@rajanit2000)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9866077)
 * You have access for files via FTP of CPanel?
 * If yes please do followings
 *     ```
       define('WP_HOME','http://thesolderingstation.com/');
       define('WP_SITEURL','http//thesolderingstation.com/');
       ```
   
 * Add these two lines at just before below lines of wp-config.php file
 *     ```
       if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
       	define( 'ABSPATH', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/' );
       }
       ```
   
 * Thanks.,
    Rajan V
 *  Thread Starter [pauly33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauly33/)
 * (@pauly33)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9866099)
 * Thanks Rajan. I’ll give that a try.
 *  [Rajan Vijayan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajanit2000/)
 * (@rajanit2000)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9866304)
 * Oh now its also not accesssable, Try to disable all plugins then try it.
 * Just rename plugin dir and create new empty folder named as plugins
 * Thanks
    Rajan
 *  Thread Starter [pauly33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauly33/)
 * (@pauly33)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9866391)
 * That doesn’t work Rajan but I’m not sure why.
 *  [Rajan Vijayan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rajanit2000/)
 * (@rajanit2000)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9866415)
 * Its can fixable. I hope some code issue on your theme or plugin
 * Because I can access your readme file
 * [http://www.thesolderingstation.com/readme.html](http://www.thesolderingstation.com/readme.html)
 *  Thread Starter [pauly33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauly33/)
 * (@pauly33)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9878390)
 * That did fix it. Thank you for your help. Was a Chrome browser issue.

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## Tags

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-vs-http-chrome/#post-9878390)
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