Joomla Force HTTPS(secure browsing using SSL)
Enable Force SSL in your Joomla site
Note: we used Joomla 3 in this tutorial, for Joomla 2.5, it’s the same.
Step 1: configure your configuration.php file
Open your configuration.php file
Find the following line:
var $live_site =”;
Replace with:
var $live_site = ‘https://www.your-domain.com’;
Next, open .htaccess file then add the following code to the bottom of the file.
- RewriteEngine On
- RewriteCond %{HTTPS} OFF
- RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
Step 2: enable Force SSL in your Joomla site
In the Admin Panel, navigate through System >> Global Configuration or simply click the Global Configuration button.
Access Global Configuration in the back-end setting
Within the Server tab, in the Server Settings section, there are 3 Force SSL alternatives that you can select, namely:
- None: SSL will not be enabled in your Joomla site.
- Administrator Only: connections to your administrator will be on HTTPS.
- Entire Site: connections all over your website will be on HTTPS.
Configure Joomla Force SSL
Hit the Apply/Save button. You are done now! So let’s check your site now.
Joomla Force SSL is enabled.