How to setup SSL in a Joomla Site

Here are the simple steps to build a more secure environment that save the precious data on your website  from online threats and gives you a better working experience and performance of your website also. If you are running a eCommerce website or Online Store, then its very important to have SSL in your website to secure the Credit card /debit card informations and all that secure data. They are all protected, if you have SSL.
Ok first of all, buy the Private SSL for your domain from your web host. They will set it up and also will upload the key files to your ROOT folder. So,you are all set to go.
Just goto configuration.php of your site and find this line,

var $live_site =’’;


Replace it with;
var $live_site = 'https://www.joomlahackers.net’;


Then goto your .htaccess file and add these lines to the end of the file,
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}


Now try your domain in the internet browser and you will have your site secured with SSL .
If in case, it doesn’t get redirected to https , then goto your

Main Menu > Paramters (System) > SSL Enabled.
Switch it ON..

THATS IT!! You are all ready to roll!

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