Would you like your website to always be accessed in encrypted form via HTTPS? Then you need to set up a redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. You can find out how to do this in this article.
What is HTTPS?
HTTPS stands for “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure”. In contrast to HTTP, HTTPS uses an encryption protocol called SSL (short for “Secure Sockets Layer”). This protocol ensures that the data between the browser and the web server is encrypted. For this encryption to work, the website requires an SSL certificate, which is installed on the web hosting server.
However, the data is only transmitted in encrypted form if the website is accessed via HTTPS (instead of HTTP). To enforce this, you must set up a redirect.
How do I set up a redirect?
The following options are available for setting up a redirect:
- If you use a CMS, it is best to set up the redirect directly in the respective system. To do this, follow our instructions for the most common systems (WordPress, TYPO3, Drupal, Joomla!) or consult the documentation for your CMS.
- If you do not use a CMS, we recommend that you set up the forwarding via the .htaccess file. To do this, follow the instructions below.
Set up redirection in .htaccess
- Log in to the Hostpoint Control Panel with your Hostpoint ID.
- Open the web hosting on which you manage the affected website.
- Click on “Websites” in the menu on the left.
- On the right-hand side of the page, click on the blue link to get to the document root of your website.
- Search for a file with the name .htaccess. If a file with this name does not yet exist, create it via “Create file”.
- Edit the file by clicking on the pencil symbol.
- Insert the following code and replace https://your-own-domain/ with the desired target URL:
.htaccess
redirect 301 / https://your-own-domain.ch/ - Save your settings.
→ The redirection has been set up.
What if I don't (yet) have a website with Hostpoint?
If you have registered a domain with Hostpoint and would like to forward it to HTTPS, you will also need a web hosting.
- If you do not yet have a web hosting, you can order one on our website.
- If you have only registered the domain with Hostpoint and use another provider for web hosting, you must set up the forwarding to HTTPS with your web hosting provider.
A website is required to set up forwarding with Hostpoint, as forwarding takes place at web server level and not via the domain settings.
You can assign the domain to the corresponding web hosting under “Domains” > “Edit” and then create a new website in the web hosting under “Websites”. Then follow the instructions above to set up the forwarding.
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