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how do I migrate my existing site from http to https? | Forum

Dennis
Dennis Jun 1 '18
I have a site already up and running and I want to migrate it to https with out starting over.  I already have the ssl installed on the hosting side just dont know how to get the Oxwall side changed over.  


anyone know?

Lee
Lee Jun 1 '18
read this here
Dennis
Dennis Jun 1 '18
Thank you Lee,


For anyone else struggling with this same issue here is what I did and it worked.


Assuming you have SSL installed in your hosting end here is all you need to do on the Oxwall side.


You do NOT need to modify your ".htaccess" file, all you need to do is: 

login to your Cpanel.

find the File Manager and click on it.

find your "public_html" folder/directory, in there find the "ow_includes" finder and look for the file "config.php".

you only need to make one edit to this file, you need to add "s" to the "http" making it "https", at the top of the file.


here is what looks like.


<?php

define('OW_URL_HOME', 'http://www.yoursite.com/');

make it look like this:


<?php

define('OW_URL_HOME', 'https://www.yoursite.com/');