: HTTP for one part of the site, HTTPS for other We have a site which is HTTP, but it has an admin part. How can we secure the admin part with HTTPS? For example, WordPress (which I know)

@Sarah324

A generic non-application way to force an entire directory and its subdirectories to use SSL can be achieved with Apache:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) %{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

Simply put that in a the .htaccess file of the directory you wish to secure. If you put it in your root directory it will force your whole site to be secure.

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@Cody1181609

I'll assume you already have an SSL certificate, and have Apache (or $HTTPD) configured properly to work with SSL requests. If this is a bad assumption, let me know.

Otherwise, the quickest way to wrangle WordPress into forcing SSL for logins/admin pages would be the Admin SSL WP Plugin. Install it, activate it, et voilá.

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