Protect using SSL

[Lethanialist]

Worked well, glad to see this (I'm not htaccess-literate and wouldn't have known how to do this) as it greatly improves security.

[WHC - Travis]

I'll have to try it out. Thank you so much for sharing this!

[tmhost]

The only issue i have with this is when i put the .htaccess in my cron jobs stop working, as soon as the code is put into the .htaccess for redirect the cron jobs are gone. Is there something i can put in to prevent this happening?.

[RPS]

The only issue i have with this is when i put the .htaccess in my cron jobs stop working, as soon as the code is put into the .htaccess for redirect the cron jobs are gone. Is there something i can put in to prevent this happening?.

- Try this untested code instead:

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS to always use https except for the whmcs/dl.php file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS dl area to always use http
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L] 

Btw, do you have an SSL cert currently installed?

[tglander]

Hi, this was a great tip. I used it and it works great. My .htaccess file was blank. I downloaded it to my desktop, added the code, named the file ht.txt, uploaded it to my server, then renamed the file .htaccess. Made the mods in the config area, and it works great.

Thanks for the post. Things are getting better all the time.

[tmhost]

- Try this untested code instead:

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS to always use https except for the whmcs/dl.php file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS dl area to always use http
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L] 

Btw, do you have an SSL cert currently installed?

Yes i have a ssl cert installed and active.

[tmhost]

When i put a .htaccess file into my public_html i get a Internal Server Error 500 error in WHMCS

[RPS]

Add each line in steps and see where the problem lies...

Start with this:

RewriteEngine on 

Then

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks 

Then

Then RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS to always use https except for the whmcs/dl.php file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L] 

[tmhost]

I get the error as soon as i create the .htaccess file

[tmhost]

I fixed it. Thanx for your help the mod worked.

[RPS]

Care to post the fix so the next person with the htaccess problem knows what to do?

[Martin]

Can someone guide me how to use this on a sub-domain?

So that I can use it on http:// sub.domain.com

Regards,
Martin

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS to always use https except for the whmcs/dl.php file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS dl area to always use http
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/whmcs/admin/cron.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/whmcs/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L][/php]

[vividhostingcom]

Can someone guide me how to use this on a sub-domain?

So that I can use it on http:// sub.domain.com

Regards,
Martin

I second this, this code doesn't work if your using a subdomain.....and if your trying to protect it using ssl for the admin either. Any help would be greatly appreciated......

[Martin]

Is there non who can tell me (and others) how this can be done with a sub domain

[stirton]

Assuming you therefore have your WHMCS in the 'root' of the sub-domain, I would guess that slight mod to the above should work ...

RewriteEngine on
Options +FollowSymlinks

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS to always use https except for the whmcs/dl.php file
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://subdomain.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

#Rewrite the URL for WHMCS dl area to always use http
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/dl.php [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^80$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://subdomain.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]