Author: Leon Wimmenhoeve
Installing SSL using shell functions
If you receive the following notice, while using Really Simple Security to install a Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate: Your server provides shell functionality, which offers additional methods to install SSL. If installing SSL using the default methods is not possible, you can install the shell add on. Below, you will find the shell add-on to install the Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate with shell functionality. Why an add-on? Some anti-virus software trigger on shell functions when these files are scanned. Although
Installing SSL on Subfolders
It’s not possible to install an SSL Certificate on a subfolder. To enable SSL on a subfolder you can install an SSL Certificate on your root domain. As soon as you have that installed, you also have SSL on your subfolder. The only thing left to do now is to activate SSL in Really Simple Security. Important A subfolder is different from a subdomain. The latter needs a wildcard to receive an SSL Certificate, while a subfolder can use the
Let’s Encrypt authorization with DNS
When generating a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for your WordPress website, Really Simple Security will handle the authorization with a directory challenge by default. A file with a key will be created in the .well-known/acme-challenge directory. This is the easiest method, and it can be handled automatically in most cases. In some situations, this method is not possible. For example, if you need a Wildcard SSL certificate that covers the entire domain, including all of it’s subdomains (e.g., for
The Authorization Header is Missing
Since WordPress 5.6 we’ve been getting reports that users get a warning message in the Site Health like this: “The Authorization Header is Missing”. The problem appears to be that Apache does not automatically send authorization headers. If that happens, the header has to be enabled in the virtual host file. I can’t say for sure that is has anything to do with the WordPress 5.6 update, we only noted that users are reporting it since then. Please note: this
Do I need Really Simple Security: Site Health HTTPS update versus Really Simple Security
With the release of WordPress 5.7 a new core feature was introduced. Users who already have an SSL certificate, but still have to change their URL’s from ‘HTTP’ to ‘HTTPS’ can now update their website to use SSL under the Site Health section in WordPress. But what’s the difference? And more importantly, what are the extra features from Really Simple Security? Below you will find the differences and extra features. Really Simple Security Changing the WordPress and Site Address to