There are several issues I regularly encounter with the WordPress Media library after a site has moved to SSL. HTTP error If you try to upload, and see the error message “HTTP error”, this points to a permissions error on the server. Sometimes when a site is switched to SSL, permissions have to be configured …
When using the .htaccess for password protection in combination with the .htaccess 301 redirect to https in Really Simple SSL, a redirect to https://domain.com/401.shtml might occur. A simple solution which has been reported to work is to add ErrorDocument 401 default To the top of your .htaccess, so the end result looks like this (the …
Creating a backup of your website is important It’s important for every website to have a sound backup plan. Sometimes a simple, small mistake can lead to a site becoming unaccessible. In these cases having a backup can save you a lot of headache and stress. Luckily there are a number of WordPress plugins which …
err_ssl_protocol_error The err_ssl_protocol_error is usually caused by a failure to securely communicate with the server and often has to do with the server configuration. For any SSL related error there are a number of steps to finding the cause of the issue. The first step is clearing your browsers cache. If that doesn’t help, the …
ssl_error_bad_cert_domain the ssl_error_bad_cert_domain error is shown when the domain name on the certificate doesn’t match the domain of your site. A lot of hosting providers will have a default SSL certificate installed using their own domain. When visiting a site that doesn’t have it’s own certificate installed this error occurs. To test this you can …