Hi,
I installed my SSL certificate and https is active. My site was still in http.
When i activate ‘really simple SSL’ and go to the homepage, it goes to https but it gives me a 403 forbidden error. I have checked file permissions, deactivated all plugins by renaming the plugins folder, and checked my .htaccess file but none of that indicates a problem with http / https interference.
I had to do the deactivate plugin method described here:
https://really-simple-ssl.com/knowledge-base/uninstall-websitebackend-not-accessible/
And now the normal http site works again. What could be the problem?
Also when i changed another site to HTTPS without a plugin, I had to move the whole site to a private_html folder and put a http to https redirection rule in the htaccess in the public_html folder.
What does this plugin do that it is not necessary for the files to be in the private_html folder? Maybe this is what breaks my site, that a server side rule doesn’t allow files in public_html to be loaded into private_html or something? Just brainstorming here, I don’t have any knowledge about this subject.
Could you let me know what could possible be the reason this plugin doesn’t work? Is it a server side rule that breaks it?
Thanks.