Redirect Loops and Redirect Chains

[ahtisham.hussain]

I keep getting Redirect Chains on website www.shamhussain.com - can anyone shed any light on this?

We tried switching the SSL setting in Cloudflare from Flexible to Full, since there’s an SSL certificate installed on the GoDaddy server, but that didn’t work.

There are also no Page Rules at the moment as well.

[fritex]

@ahtisham.hussain

since there’s an SSL certificate installed on the GoDaddy server

Try out to switch to the Full (Strict) SSL option.

@ahtisham.hussain

Flexible

This option can cause exactly the issue you were describing, like redirect loops and mixed content errors.

Why flexible SSL mode is not the best choice

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https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000219871-Troubleshooting-redirect-loop-errors-

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A great way to re-check which kind of SSL options should we select at Cloudflare, kindly follow this article:

Step 2: Setting up SSL with Cloudflare

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Yes

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Some more SSL options available to us at Cloudflare, here:

SSL/TLS app Settings

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[cloonan]

@ahtisham.hussain I don’t see any issue with redirects. If you do, can you try to clear cache, try incognito, try a different browser, or mobile network to see if it’s still happening for you?