howto: edirect site to https           rev 26 oct 2018
do it. through cpanel.

  Also see
    process-website-all-https_ssl_letsencrypt.txt
    and other https/ssl files.

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sources:

    * Redirecting your site users to SSL-enabled connections - A2Hosting:
        - https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/security/ssl/redirecting-users-to-ssl-connections

    * Redirecting your site users to SSL-enabled connections - sources:
        - Apache / mod_rewrite

    * Make your site default to HTTPS -- The steps you should take, in order, are:
        Set up a redirect from HTTP to HTTPS on your site.
            https://www.sslshopper.com/apache-redirect-http-to-https.html
        Add the Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) header on your site.
            https://raymii.org/s/tutorials/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security_for_Apache_NGINX_and_Lighttpd.html
        Add your site to the HSTS Preload list.
            https://hstspreload.org/


    * More info:

        - HSTS apache/nginx
            https://raymii.org/s/tutorials/HTTP_Strict_Transport_Security_for_Apache_NGINX_and_Lighttpd.html

        - Using www and non-www domains with an SSL certificate
            https://www.a2hosting.com/kb/security/ssl/using-www-and-non-www-domains-with-an-ssl-certificate

        - Submit domains for inclusion in Chrome's HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) preload list. This is a list of sites that are hardcoded into Chrome as being HTTPS only. 
            https://hstspreload.org/




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