Title: WP, 1and1, andd HTTPS problems
Last modified: April 6, 2017

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# WP, 1and1, andd HTTPS problems

 *  [Flea777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flea777/)
 * (@flea777)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/)
 * I have been successfully running WP on my domain on 1and1 for years. Not too 
   long ago they started offering a free SSL cert so I thought that would be a good
   addition and help secure my logins etc. It may be free in money but not in pain….
 * After a lot of screaming and hair pulling I have a cert installed. In my 1and1
   control panel it shows it installed and activated on my domain. When running 
   their website checker, it shows the domain has an SSL cert and it is functional.
   When running the SSL checker at [http://www.ssllabs.com](http://www.ssllabs.com)
   I get all “A”s.
 * When I change nothing and visit [https://www.allans-stuff.com/](https://www.allans-stuff.com/)
   I get a messed up site. If I manually change the [http://&#8230](http://&#8230);
   to [https://&#8230](https://&#8230); under Settings->General->WordPress Address
   and Site Address, the site refuses to load.
 * I then thought about using the Really Simple SSL plugin and it says “No SSL was
   detected” and suggests that I check the SSL with [http://www.ssllabs.com](http://www.ssllabs.com)
   which of course I do and it passes. It also suggests I click a link to reload
   the page using SSL, this shows a scrambled page.
 * I am at a loss and could really use some help.

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/#post-9002355)
 * Use the plugin “better search and replace”.
 * Search for `http://yourdomain.com` and replace with `https://yourdomain.com` 
   and that’s all that should be necessary. You do not need a plugin for ongoing
   SSL usage.
 *  Thread Starter [Flea777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flea777/)
 * (@flea777)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/#post-9002398)
 * I can certainly try that but here is what scares me. When I change the two settings
   in wordpress from [http://www.allans-stuff.com](http://www.allans-stuff.com) 
   to [https://www.allans-stuff.com](https://www.allans-stuff.com) the website becomes
   unavailable and the only way I can get back in is to open the phpadmin console
   on 1and1 and manually change the values in the options table.
 * If I do the search and replace, how can I go back if the website will not load
   after making the changes?
 * Allan
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/#post-9002419)
 * Backup the database first from phpmyadmin. Worst case is you can re-import it.
 * Is your 1and1 set to accept connections over SSL?
 *  Thread Starter [Flea777](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flea777/)
 * (@flea777)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/#post-9002426)
 * Backup and reimport I can do, thanks.
 * Set to accept SSL connections? I have no idea. I would assume that since they
   installed the SSL cert it would be. How can I check?
 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/#post-9002444)
 * Ask ’em?

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## Tags

 * [1and1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/1and1/)
 * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/)
 * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-1and1-andd-https-problems/#post-9002444)
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