{"id":8117,"date":"2019-11-01T04:31:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=8117"},"modified":"2021-12-08T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T15:48:11","slug":"redirect-http-https-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/redirect-http-https-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Using PHP to Redirect HTTP Traffic to HTTPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We published a guide showing how to <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/redirect-http-https\/\">force HTTPS using the Apache .htaccess<\/a> configuration file. That is a system that works but is restricted to those using Apache as a web server. 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This involves checking if <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-php\">$_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO&#039;]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>or <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-php\">$_SERVER[&#039;HTTPS&#039;]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>variables exist or checking for a specific value of those variables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Working PHP Redirect HTTP to HTTPS Code<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-php\">if (\n       $_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_HOST&#039;] != &#039;localhost&#039; &amp;&amp; \/\/ optionally disable on localhost\n   !( \n       ( $_SERVER[&#039;HTTPS&#039;] == &#039;on&#039; || $_SERVER[&#039;HTTPS&#039;] == 1 ) ||  \n           ( isset($_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO&#039;] ) &amp;&amp;   \n           $_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO&#039;] == &#039;https&#039; )\n       ) \n   )\n{\n   $redirect = &#039;https:\/\/&#039; . $_SERVER[&#039;HTTP_HOST&#039;] . $_SERVER[&#039;REQUEST_URI&#039;];\n   header(&#039;HTTP\/1.1 301 Moved Permanently&#039;);\n   header(&#039;Location: &#039; . $redirect);\n   exit();\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>There you have it, that is how you can use PHP to redirect HTTP to HTTPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We published a guide showing how to force HTTPS using the Apache .htaccess configuration file. 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