Secure Redirect on Joomla Sites

Here we will cover how to set up a secure redirect on a Joomla site using the configuration.php file to force HTTPS. This must be done if your Joomla site shows up as insecure or has a broken padlock.

If you want to prevent visitors from being able to access the HTTP (insecure) version of the site, you can use these same steps.

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Force HTTPS in .htaccess
Enable Auto SSL

configuration.php File Method

1. Log into cPanel
2. Locate File Manager
   
3. Access the domain's document root
4. Find and edit the configuration.php file
   1. Right-click the file and select Edit
      
      
5. Locate the line public $force_ssl = '0';
6. Change the 0 to 2 and save the file
   
7. Refresh the site to see that the site is now using HTTPS.

.htaccess File Method

1. Edit the .htaccess file and add an HTTPS redirect

This article covers Joomla versions 3.x - 4.x.
If an updated version is available and not documented here, drop us a comment so we can work to get it updated for you as soon as possible!