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How do I enforce the use of SSL on my website?

You may enforce the use of SSL on your site in part or full by using mod_rewrite. Simply create a file named '.htaccess' at the appropriate location where you would like to begin enforcing SSL -- eg. /htdocs/www/.htaccess to enforce SSL for anyone connecting to www.yourdomain.com/.

Include these lines in your .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$
RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R]>

Note: this may not react the way you'd like it to in all cases, eg. domain aliases. If it does not, please test it and tweak it to your specifications.

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