Title: WordPress HTTPS: This webpage has a redirect loop Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # WordPress HTTPS: This webpage has a redirect loop * Resolved [aacook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aacook/) * (@aacook) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/) * I’ve used this plugin before, but today I am getting this error: This webpage has a redirect loop. * I tried to debug for a few hours… looking all over Google, on this forum, etc… and I’ve had zero luck. * Is this a bug with the latest version? * -I am not using Shared SSL -Tried updating all plugins and to the latest wordpress core -Tried deactivating all plugins except this plugin -I know SSL works since I can browse to a file directly on the server and it’s served up via SSL just fine * Anyone else experiencing this issue? Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199553) * Hey aacook, * Redirect loops happen on sites for a number of reasons. Please provide the settings you have enabled and a link to a broken page. * Thanks, Mike * [timbunch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbunch/) * (@timbunch) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199636) * I started having this issue after upgrading as well. I quickly downgraded my public site and it works again. 1.9.0 and 1.9.1 both have the same issue for me. * **More Details** 1. Redirect loops only happen on non-ssl pages 2. Redirect loops only happen when using the option **Force SSL Exclusively** 3. Version 1.8 didn’t have the issue * So somewhere that function (or related function) has changed, causing the redirect. * [timbunch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbunch/) * (@timbunch) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199637) * I replaced the updated function (1.9) with the outdated function (1.8) and my issue is resolved. However, the redirect function no longer works at that point either. * **function redirect version 1.8** _[Code moderated as per the [Forum Rules](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code). Please use the [pastebin](http://wordpress.pastebin.com/)]_ * **function redirect version 1.9** * _[Code moderated as per the [Forum Rules](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code). Please use the [pastebin](http://wordpress.pastebin.com/)]_ * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199639) * Hi timbunch, * Well, that makes sense considering I completely changed the argument in that method from boolean in 1.8.5 to either ‘http’ or ‘https’ in 1.9. I wouldn’t expect the old method to work. 😛 * I imagine what’s happening is is_ssl method is throwing a false positive due to some kind of proxying going on with your server configuration. The redirect loop is most likely caused by this conditional in the is_ssl method. * ``` if ( isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SERVER']) && !is_ssl() && strpos($this->https_url, $_SERVER['HTTP_X_URL_SCHEME'] . '://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SERVER']) !== false ) { return true; } ``` * Try replacing the method with this one: * ``` function is_ssl() { // Some extra checks for proxies and Shared SSL if ( $this->shared_ssl == 1 && isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SERVER']) && !is_ssl() && strpos($this->https_url, $_SERVER['HTTP_X_URL_SCHEME'] . '://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_SERVER']) !== false ) { return true; } else if ( $this->shared_ssl == 1 && !is_ssl() && strpos($this->https_url, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) !== false ) { return true; } return is_ssl(); } ``` * Let me know if that prevents the redirect loops. * Thanks, Mike * [yonisink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yonisink/) * (@yonisink) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199641) * Mike- I came here with the **exact** same problem and replaced the function with your new one and it works great. Time for a new .001 version! Thanks much for a great plugin and greater support! * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199643) * Hi yonisink, * Would you let me conduct some tests on your site? I’d like to be able to figure out exactly why this conditional is returning true. I have a pretty good idea, but it doesn’t seem to make sense. * If you want, you can email me an admin login to mike[at]mvied[dot]com. If you don’t want to create an admin account for me on your live site, a separate WordPress install on the same server would work. I’d love to be able to test some bug fixes in it. The code that I proposed really isn’t viable for all server configurations. * Thanks, Mike * [yonisink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yonisink/) * (@yonisink) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199662) * Mike – I emailed you * Thread Starter [aacook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aacook/) * (@aacook) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199663) * Hi Mike, I also emailed you a login you can use for debugging. * Thanks! * Plugin Author [mvied](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mvied/) * (@mvied) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-https-this-webpage-has-a-redirect-loop/#post-2199682) * For the record, aacook’s redirect issue was being caused by his theme always redirecting back to HTTP. Very strange behavior for a theme. * Yonisink’s issue was a bug in 1.9.1 that will be fixed in 1.9.2 which will be released very soon. 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