You can easily force your website to use SSL by adding HTTPS redirection. This can be done in one of the following ways.
#1. By adding code in .htaccess file
- Login to cPanel, get inside File Manager section.
- Go inside domain directory and then search for .htaccess file. You can go through the tutorial to find .htaccess file.
- Right click over the file and then Edit.
- Enter the given code in the file and Save Changes.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L]
Refer to the tutorial to learn about the detailed procedure.
#2. From Cloudflare
- Login to CloudFlare account.
- Select the domain for which you want to force HTTPS redirection.
- Select Rules and then Page Rules in left panel list.
- Click over Create Page Rule. You will be directed to next page.
- On the next page, enter your website URL and then select Always Use HTTPS in the Settings section.
- Save and Deploy Page Rule. https://prnt.sc/H4qT5XFlfOqy
