SSL is now included with all 12Wonder hosting accounts at no charge to customers!  This means you and your visitors can now access your websites via https://.  The HTTPS protocol provides an extra layer of security for your websites by using encryption.  When a website uses HTTPS, most browser address bars will show a lock and/or the word "Secure" before the domain name in the URL.  Examples are shown below using 12Wonder's own https website:

Example secure URL https in browser address bars

If you'd like to take advantage of this free feature, just use https instead of http in your website's URL.  Please note that if you have hard-coded "http://" in any of your files for image or link paths within your website, you may also need to edit those to use https:// instead of http:// to avoid "mixed security" notices in browser. Alternatively, you can add the following to the .htaccess file in your site's root folder (usually public_html unless your site is contained in a different directory):

# Begin force https
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301,NE]
# End force https




Friday, October 20, 2017

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