Title: really simple ssl error after activate loads from empty https folder
Last modified: October 24, 2022

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# really simple ssl error after activate loads from empty https folder

 *  Resolved [Styling Desigins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stylingdesigins/)
 * (@stylingdesigins)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-simple-ssl-error-after-activate-loads-from-empty-https-folder/)
 * I activated really simple ssl and got an error after activation because now it
   loads from an empty https folder. How can I fix or revert?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Freally-simple-ssl-error-after-activate-loads-from-empty-https-folder%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/)
 * (@rogierlankhorst)
 * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-simple-ssl-error-after-activate-loads-from-empty-https-folder/#post-16128351)
 * This is because your hosting provider does not have a symbolic link in the https
   folder to the http folder. As a consequence, your site only loads an empty directory
   when loaded over https. Your site exists only in the http folder.
 * Your hosting provider can fix this quickly for you.
 * For more information, see this article:
 * [https://really-simple-ssl.com/to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder/](https://really-simple-ssl.com/to-change-this-page-upload-a-new-index-html-to-your-private_html-folder/)

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 * Last reply from: [Rogier Lankhorst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rogierlankhorst/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-simple-ssl-error-after-activate-loads-from-empty-https-folder/#post-16128351)
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