Title: http active but https is 403 forbidden
Last modified: November 11, 2022

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# http active but https is 403 forbidden

 *  Resolved [soferod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soferod/)
 * (@soferod)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-active-but-https-is-403-forbidden/)
 * So I’ve been working on this site for a couple of weeks as a http, recently we
   bought a SSL and my hosting install it on the https. When I try to redirect it
   to the https on Settings->General I get a now secure 403 forbidden page. If i
   go back to the http, my site is right there.
 * I have no idea what’s going on, i have deleted the .htaccess, not even using 
   Really Simple SSL helped.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fhttp-active-but-https-is-403-forbidden%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-active-but-https-is-403-forbidden/#post-16190763)
 * This should be clarified by the support of your hoster. In WordPress you can 
   only store the URL under which WordPress is accessible. Currently, however, it
   is not accessible at all.
 *  [Cory Marsh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bitslip6/)
 * (@bitslip6)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-active-but-https-is-403-forbidden/#post-16192329)
 * hi [@soferod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soferod/)
 * Looks like you need to restore your .htaccess file. the rewrite rule to redirect
   your pages to /index.php is missing.
 * [https://www.apsenoticias.cr/index.php](https://www.apsenoticias.cr/index.php)
   is up and running right now.
 * it should look something like this:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
   
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * The security plugin [bitfire](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bitfire/) can force
   your site to SSL only if you wish. It also has some other really nice security
   features for protecting your website. Let me know if I can help you at all with
   your site.
 * Best regards,
    Cory
 *  Thread Starter [soferod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soferod/)
 * (@soferod)
 * [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-active-but-https-is-403-forbidden/#post-16213514)
 * Thanks to both of you, it seems to be working now. It was because the SSL wasn
   ´t completly active at the moment.

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## Tags

 * [HTTP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/http/)
 * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/)
 * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [soferod](https://wordpress.org/support/users/soferod/)
 * Last activity: [3 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-active-but-https-is-403-forbidden/#post-16213514)
 * Status: resolved

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