Title: site_url won't recognize https:// Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # site_url won't recognize https:// * Resolved [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/) * I have added an SSL certificate to my site. It became [https://filimonov.vc](https://filimonov.vc). But all the stylesheets broke. I thought immediately that the problem is that my site_url is still with http and the site is not loading the style content as it’s not secure. After the change the problem did not disappear though I could see [https://filimonov.vc](https://filimonov.vc) in admin settings>general panel( without styles also) and in phpMyAdmin. I tried to echo this out onto one of the pages and I saw that it echoes out [http://filimonov.vc](http://filimonov.vc). I could change it to [https://filimonov123.vc](https://filimonov123.vc) and it will echo out [https://filimonov123.vc](https://filimonov123.vc) BUT NOT [https://filimonov.vc](https://filimonov.vc). I tried to change the site_url via phpMyAdmin, via settings in the admin panel, via functions.php, via wp-config.php but this is not helping. * Please help. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 22 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844256) * Ignoring what’s output for now, in the database, are *both* `siteurl` and `home` set to `https://filimonov123.vc` ? * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database) * Thread Starter [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844261) * Site_url is set to [https://filimonov.vc/wp](https://filimonov.vc/wp) and home is set to [https://filimonov123.vc](https://filimonov123.vc) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844266) * Are you using any sort of caching plugin, or do you see a “Clear/Purge Cache” button in your Dashboard or admin bar? If so, would you please try clearing the cache? * Note: You do not need to install a caching plugin at this point just to clear a cache you don’t have. If you don’t have a caching plugin or a way to clear a server-level cache, just say so. 🙂 * Thread Starter [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844267) * No I don’t 🙁 * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844271) * I think, before you dig into this any further, you’ll want to get a valid SSL certificate. * This is what everyone with the current version of Chrome will see when they visit your site: [http://d.pr/i/1kI9W/4dl9XyBy](http://d.pr/i/1kI9W/4dl9XyBy) * Everyone with the current version of Firefox will see [http://d.pr/i/1cko6/1F4BApjC](http://d.pr/i/1cko6/1F4BApjC) * The problems with your SSL certificate are detailed at [https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=filimonov.vc&hideResults=on](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=filimonov.vc&hideResults=on) * This could be why your browser is still trying to load elements over HTTP. * Thread Starter [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844273) * Thanks James! I’ll make it valid for sure. But the issue with echoing the weird url is still there and it concerns only WordPress. The problem is that now the site is broken completely because I turned off the SSL certificate trying to solve the first issue with https — not showing insecure content like stylesheets that were leading via http because WP still thought that I’m on http though siteurl was set to https in the database. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844275) * Removing the SSL certificate is not the right way to debug an HTTPS issue, HTTPS can’t function without a valid SSL certificate. SSL is actually the S of HTTPS. * I believe the invalid certificate is why WP was trying to load elements over HTTP in the first place. * Once you have a valid certificate, we can investigate further, but for right now that’s my first and only suspect for your problem. * Thread Starter [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844285) * James, I’ve turned the SSL back on. Now site is live again. * Please look at the problem here: [http://take.ms/UCySC](http://take.ms/UCySC) [http://take.ms/HLEmw](http://take.ms/HLEmw) * [webaware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webaware/) * (@webaware) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844286) * [@tunecatcher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) it sounds like you’re behind a reverse proxy, e.g. NginX (your page headers tell me that you have NginX): * [https://ssl.webaware.net.au/https-detection/](https://ssl.webaware.net.au/https-detection/) * Try installing SSL Insecure Content Fixer and see what it recommends for HTTPS Detection on the Settings page. For more detail, run the SSL Tests page (under Tools) and see what that tells you. * If it recommends setting `HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO` detection, then you can simply add this to your wp-config.php file: * ``` if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] === 'https') { $_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'on'; } ``` * cheers, Ross * [Digico Paris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digico-paris/) * (@digico-paris) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844289) * +1 to James, * If SSL is not valid, it won’t work in WP admin settings.. While working on some servers, I had to setup a full CACERT stuff to make it work (RHL), maybe your issue but that really depends on host/server/provider to make it work. (my case was, RHEL on Openshift on Amazon AWS). * Good luck guys .. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844317) * 1 thing to add to webaware’s suggestion, check your theme files and make sure nothing is hard-coded as `http://filimonov.vc` * Thread Starter [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844363) * Thank you all especially webware! Now all stylesheets are loading perfectly and the site detects https. But I got into another issue. After I added * ``` if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'] === 'https') { $_SERVER['HTTPS'] = 'on'; } ``` * I cannot access my admin area anymore. Though the users status is 0. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844393) * I’m not an Nginx person myself, so I can’t comment on how that rule would affect anything, but I have seen plugins and theme settings choke after siteurl changes, so it’s worth a shot. * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)( no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause. * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [FTP or SFTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), navigate to `/wp-content/themes/` and rename the directory of your currently active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule- out a theme-specific issue (theme functions can interfere like plugins). * Thread Starter [Sergey Filimonov](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tunecatcher/) * (@tunecatcher) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844399) * I’ve solved the problem completely by setting these settings: [http://take.ms/CzIHu](http://take.ms/CzIHu) * Now talking to my hosting provider so that they configured my server to work without this plugin. * Thanks everybody! * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/site_url-wont-recognize-https/#post-6844400) * Awesome, what plugin is that? 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