How To Redirect HTTP to HTTPS Using Cloudflare

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If you have a secure (SSL, HTTPS) connection available for your website, even on another web host, it’s not a bad idea to redirect all of your visitors to the secure version of your website. This method can be achieved with multiple methods (if you’re using .htaccess, there is another tutorial for that here), but this tutorial will show you how to redirect by adding code to your .htaccess.

If you are using 000webhost, you will need to setup with Cloudflare to get SSL.

How To Use Cloudflare For SSL

By default, 000webhost provides a secure connection for all 000webhostapp.com subdomains. However, for custom domains, this is not the case. But with this method, you can setup your custom domain with a secure HTTPS connection for free. First, sign up for an account at 000webhost.com if you don’t already have one. [download77] Then, create a site, picking a name and a password. [2] Now, create a Cloudflare account at https://dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up [3] Next, click the blue button that…

###How to redirect using Cloudflare page rules

1. Open your Cloudflare dashboard and go to the Page Rules tab.

2. Click on Create Page Rule.

3. Enter your domain like in the screenshot (http://*example.com/*), and replace the domain with your website. Click on Add A Setting and choose Always Use HTTPS. Then click Save and Deploy.

Success! You’ve just enabled a full HTTP to HTTPS redirect using Cloudflare! Now all your visitors will see secure content.