Getting a "ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS" error when using cloudflare

[bryanm]

Hey everyone,

I recently followed this guide on how to use Cloudflare for SSL.

I went through the entire process (twice even), and I’m still getting this hour even about 13 hours later -

I can confirm my nameservers are set correctly on my domain, and I’ve added the correct DNS settings in Cloudflare.

I’ve set the proper SSL mode in cloudflare -

The site is working perfectly on my staging site - https://plus15.000webhostapp.com/, but nothing is loading on the primary domain - https://calgaryplus15.com/

Any ideas here? I’ve gone through the set up process twice, and I’m getting this error every time.

[sulliops]

Your issue was related to your .htaccess and improper rewrite code. If you’re looking to rewrite your site to always point to HTTPS from HTTP, do one of the following:

1. Turn on “Automatic HTTPS Rewrites” in Cloudflare (I believe it’s under SSL).

2. Add the following lines to your .htaccess:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

[bryanm]

Just solved it, it looks like this switch on cloudflare needed to be turned on.

[bryanm]

@sulliops

RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Thanks for the response! It looks like HTTP rewrites was already on, so that shouldnt’ be the issue. I just uploaded that .htacess file in hopes that would work, but I’m still getting the same error.

[sulliops]

Looks like you’ve fixed the issue, so sorry for the wait in response. If the rewrite code doesn’t work for you, you should definitely just use Cloudflare’s features.