Hi @clhall3,
I attempted to take a look at the SSL status of the attached website, but it appears that the site currently experiences a so-called “redirect loop”, so I wasn’t able to confirm this yet.
So, let’s try to address that redirect loop first. WordPress depends on a variable, $_SERVER[“HTTPS”] to check if it is on SSL. When this variable is not set and SSL is forced, WordPress tries to redirect back to http; resulting in a redirect loop.
Could you try adding the below line to your wp-config.php file, to see if that resolves the issue?
$_SERVER["HTTPS"] = "on";
Kind regards, Jarno
Hi @clhall3,
I see that the site is now loading correctly once more, no redirect loops; and that a valid Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate has been installed. The site currently functions correctly over HTTPS/SSL.
So, the results appear to be all good now! Let me know if you have any further questions though.
Kind regards, Jarno
Hey Jarno, thanks for looking into that! Glad it’s secure.
The only issue is…It might be too secure, haha. Now when I try and login to WordPress, I get a 403 Forbidden error from Nginx. Do you think that’s related to the new security settings? Googling it, it seems to be a pretty common WordPress issue.
Thanks!
Hi @clhall3,
I would expect this to be unrelated to the Really Simple SSL plugin (especially if all you did was activate/enforce SSL on the site).
But your server logs might provide further details as to why that appears, and help you determine the cause of the issue.
Kind regards, Jarno
