Let's encrypt and https

Re: Let's encrypt and https

by Andy Hoang -
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Hey Javier, I'm in the exact same situation. I'm also using Siteground and in my case I accidentally turned on HTTPS using Lets Encrypt. So I've changed http ->https in the config.php and can access the dashboard. However, any admin pages, including the site administration menu doesn't load. 

This also means I can't access /admin/tool/replace as this is in the admin folder and for some reason everything in there is not loading up.

Javier, how did you manage to find that rogue http reference inside the .htaccess file? 

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by Javier Tejera -
Hi Andy, sorry for getting back to you so late. Did you manage to solve this issue?
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by Andy Hoang -
I did manage to solve this with help from Siteground, who were excellent. As I had switched https on by accident, I got them to roll back to a backed up version. This didn't work initially and they traced the problem back to some modification that was made during the installation of LetsEncrypt, but I can't remember what that was now as it was a while ago.

All solved now though!
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by Javier Tejera -
Glad to hear that, Andy! However, if I understood correctly it seems to me that now you are running your Moodle without HTTPS?

By the way, my experience with Siteground customer service is pretty good too. They are excellent, to be honest.
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by Andy Hoang -

Yup I've been with Siteground a while and am always impressed with their customer service. 

Yes I'm running my personal moodle as a http only as it's only a testing site for me to mess about with. The one at work that I run is obviously https and i tend not to do reckless experimentation with that one!

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by Javier Tejera -
If it's for testing purpose, it's Ok then!
I have created a staging environment within Siteground where I do all the experimentation (including upgrades), which is a mirror of the production site. If it works, either I push it to the production site or I replicate the same steps in the production site under maintenance mode. Pretty simple and it made my life much easier!
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