Hi, too many redirects for the backend of WP after I change the setting for the URL from http to https. Front of house looks fine.
If you follow the link in your post, you will find the Community #tutorial that explains how you can fix your problem. If you are using Flexible SSL mode, you should switch to Full (Strict). Anything else is insecure.
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Hi, I have tried but that go straight to 525 error -Cloudflare is unable to establish an SSL connection to the origin server.
Well, that is a step in the right direction. Now you need to secure your server with a signed SSL certificate for your domain. You can get a free certificate from Letsencrypt (which needs to be updated every 90 days) or you could install a Cloudflare Origin Certificate (which only works when Cloudflare proxy is enabled).
After that, your site should work again.
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Hi, thanks Laudian. Not sure if I can with Ionos(previous
1and1) hosting. Try to find a way to avoid buying their certificates. Any workaround? Thanks
User-Managed SSL Certificates - IONOS Help lists tutorials to install certificates for different kinds of hosting.
It looks like they would work with certificates not bought from Ionos.
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Been through the settings, as I’m using share hosting, I don’t think there are options to install a self signed SSL cert. Think a few user had the same issue when their hosting provider is with Ionos. Any other workarounds such as installing some plugin on WP?