Title: http vs https at setup
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# http vs https at setup

 *  Resolved [blpollock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blpollock/)
 * (@blpollock)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-vs-https-at-setup/)
 * I have just installed WordPress on my new WestHost account. When I installed 
   it, I was given the option of selecting http or https as the default domain prefix.
   The installation wizard said to use https if I had SSL security (which I think
   I purchased as part of my WestHost account, but now I’m not sure this was a good
   idea).
 * The problem is that now I cannot view anything on the site. When I try to view
   the default post that WP creates upon installation, I get the following error
   message: “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate”. To make
   matters worse, I cannot now even log back into my Admin page.
 * I’m trying not to panic! Can anyone suggest what I’ve screwed up and how I might
   fix it? Thanks.

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 *  Thread Starter [blpollock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blpollock/)
 * (@blpollock)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-vs-https-at-setup/#post-4565382)
 * I have resolved this by simply uninstalling and reinstalling WP. Duh.

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## Tags

 * [security settings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/security-settings/)
 * [Setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/setup/)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-vs-https-at-setup/#post-4565382)
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