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We have a site which is HTTP, but it has an admin part. How can we secure the admin part with HTTPS?

For example, WordPress (which I know) is located at http://foo.com, but we want to have https://foo.com/wp-admin/

How to do this?

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  • I would suggest adding the 'https' tag, too. – VxJasonxV Sep 20 '10 at 6:59
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I'll assume you already have an SSL certificate, and have Apache (or $HTTPD) configured properly to work with SSL requests. If this is a bad assumption, let me know.

Otherwise, the quickest way to wrangle WordPress into forcing SSL for logins/admin pages would be the Admin SSL WP Plugin. Install it, activate it, et voilá.

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A generic non-application way to force an entire directory and its subdirectories to use SSL can be achieved with Apache:

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

Simply put that in a the .htaccess file of the directory you wish to secure. If you put it in your root directory it will force your whole site to be secure.

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  • Just looking at this old question (recently updated). This method is only part of the story (as described here). Ultimately, it's only as secure as the user verifies it is. – Bruno Apr 13 '12 at 0:41

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