locked out of backend – http > https

  • wp.Man

    (@wpman-1)


    13 years, 3 months ago

    wp-admin now redirects to HTTPS even though i never enabled any SSL option

    removed the BWPS code from root and wp-admin .htaccess files – there is nothing in my .htaccess files that i can find that would cause a redirectto https

    i deleted the only 2 %bwps% options i found in the db

    still locked out! what does it take to disable this plugin?

    Secure Connection Failed

An error occurred during a connection to (domain).

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/better-wp-security/

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  • Thread Starter wp.Man

    (@wpman-1)

    13 years, 3 months ago

    problem was due to entry in wp-config…

    define( ‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true );

    will do some testing on this because afaik i never enabled admin ssl

    Thread Starter wp.Man

    (@wpman-1)

    13 years, 3 months ago

    i don’t remember the exact sequence that resulted in the lock-out/https redirect, but it went something like this…

    * install plugin
    * prompted to backup db, which i did – this resulted in a blank page and i never received the email
    * allowed write access to config and htaccess
    * followed the rest of the prompts, enabling basic security, etc.
    * clicked this on the dashboard: Your WordPress header is still revealing some information to users. Click here to fix.
    * checked: Remove EditURI header

    right after the above is when /wp-admin/ switched to SSL and i know i did not enable this, though i would admit there may be a very slight chance i clicked it accidentally

    so far i can’t reproduce the problem

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