https enabled, but site still going to http

[yuanartist]

I have enabled https from altervista control panel, but can only get to secure site if I type https://username.alterista.org.

My domain server (active-domain.com), is set to forward 'username.com' to https://username.altervista.org.

However username.com takes me to http, "not secure" web page.

What could I be missing?

[alemoppo]

Hello, what's the site?

Here it seems to be HTTPS properly activated.


Bye!

[yuanartist]

Thank you so much for your response.

This is the correct site. Your link goes to <https://yuanartist.altervista.org/yuanartist/home.html>. That works fine.

My problem is that my domain name is yuanartist.com. I have enabled domain forwarding service from my name server to point yuanartist.com, or www.yuanartist.com to https://yuanartist.altervista.org/yuanartist/home.html. (also tried forwarding to just <https://yuanartist.altervista.org>) However if I type <yuanartist.com> into a browser, it takes me to http (non secure) and will not forward to https. The only way I can get to https is if I enter full url as you have done in your link. If I try <https://yuanartist.com> there is a failure to open page.

I guess my problem is why is dns forwarding going to http instead of https, even though it's pointed to <https://yuanartist.altervista.org/yuanartist/home.html>?

Edit: if you click on the www.yuanartist.com link, you can see my problem.

[alemoppo]

I can't reach the site: http://www.yuanartist.com/
Is the correct domain?

Bye!

[yuanartist]

It is correct. I edited my DNS forwarding settings at my name server, and it broke www.yuanartist.com. I just changed it back again to previous settings and waiting to see if it propagates.

[yuanartist]

It turns out that I had edited .htaccess (in PHP settings) with a "force https" script I found on this forum. I think that might be what broke link? I reverted .htaccess back to default, and link now works as before (takes me to http - non secure site).

Either www.yuanartist.com, or just yuanartist.com takes me to http.

At the moment, my dns forwarding is set to forward either of the above root domains to https://yuanartist.altervista.

I have also tried forwarding to https://yuanartist.altervista.org/yuanartist/home.html with same results.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate you trying to help me with this.

[yuanartist]

<www.yuanartist.com> and <yuanartist.com> still go to http, non-secure page.

<https://yuanartist.altervista.org> goes to secure, https.

I am forwarding my root domain to above https via my Domain name server, but it still ends up at http.

Domain name server says I need to buy ssl certificate, but would I need to do so if I am forwarding to an already secure altervista https site?

[alemoppo]

You can't use external domains with HTTPS: if you want to have HTTPS you have to import the domain on AlterVista.

Bye!

[yuanartist]

" if you want to have HTTPS you have to import the domain on AlterVista."

So, do you mean there is no way to allow domain forwarding to altervista https while using domain masking?

In other words, I can't get altervista https site (https://yuanartist.altervista.org/yuanartist/home.html) to display as (yuanartist.com)? (using Domain Forwarding and URL Masking from a different Name Server)

[alemoppo]

You can get HTTPS site to display as yuanartist.com importing the domain on AlterVista; this is the only way.

Bye!