{"id":2517,"date":"2013-03-22T17:59:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T21:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/03\/22\/301-php-fusion-over-ssl\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:27:36","slug":"php-fusion-over-ssl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/php-fusion\/php-fusion-over-ssl\/","title":{"rendered":"Forcing PHP-Fusion to work over SSL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial we will show you how to make visitors use the secure SSL address (https:\/\/) for your PHP-Fusion website. This is important if you want data from the site transmitted over an encrypted ssl connection.  We must first update the setting in the Admin Panel, then use the .htaccess to force people to connect using the secure https:\/\/ address.<\/p>\n<h2>Forcing SSL on the https for PHP-Fusion<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/php-fusion\/login-admin-panel\/\">Login to the PHP-Fusion Admin Panel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab, then click the <strong>Main<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<p> <a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_main-settings.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_main-settings.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_main-settings.png 636w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_main-settings-300x103.png 300w\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<li>To the right of the <em>Site Protocol<\/em> option, click the drop-down box and select \u2018https\u2019 option.<\/li>\n<p> <a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_site-protocol.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-11441\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_site-protocol.png\" width=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_site-protocol.png 448w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/edu_php-fusion_SSL_site-protocol-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<li>Click the <strong>Save Settings<\/strong> button on the bottom to record your change.<\/li>\n<li>Next, <a href=\"\/support\/security\/password-strength\/\"><\/a><a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-edit-a-file\/\">edit<\/a> your .htaccess file, which should be in the root of your PHP-Fusion install directory. 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