To enable Force SSL on your Joomla site, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Configure your configuration.php file
Open your configuration.php file. Find the following line:
var $live_site ='';
and replace with:
var $live_site = 'https://www.yourdomain.com';
Next, open .htaccess file then add the following code to the bottom of the file:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} OFF
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}
Step 2: Enable Force SSL on your Joomla site
In the Admin Panel, navigate through System >> Global Configuration.
Within the Server tab, in the Server Settings section, there are 3 Force SSL alternatives that you can select, namely:
None: SSL will not be enabled in your Joomla site.
Administrator Only: connections to your administrator will be on HTTPS.
Entire Site: connections all over your website will be on HTTPS.
Choose the last one "Entire Site" and Hit the Apply/Save button.
You are done now!
Note: Don’t forget to replace yourdomain.com with the name of your website domain.
