Before changing the base URL of your website lets first know about what SSL is and how it works?
SSL Certificate (Secure Socket Layer) is the standard security helps in establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data transferred between the web server and browsers remain private and secured. SSL Certificate is recommended by google as well. SSL secure the website sensitive information like credit card details or other website data which may attacked by hackers.
Without applying SSL to the base URLs of any website is HTTP that means insecure and it works on port 80, after applying SSL we need to change the base URLs from HTTP to HTTPs so SSL will work and connect a secure connection with web server and it works on port 443.
Below are the steps that will help changing base URLs manually In WordPress base website by following steps below:
Step: 1
Login to Cpanel.
Step: 2
Open PhpMyAdmin and select the database that is associated with the website and on which you want to apply SSL.
Step: 3
Now expand the database and find the “Options” table as shown in the screenshot below:
Step: 4
Open the “Options” table and change the “siteurl” and “home” from HTTP to HTTPs.
Step: 5
After changing URLs, now browse your website if your website show “Green pad Lock” shown in screenshot below your SSL is implemented and working.
Note: After making the above changes if your website didn't show “Green pad Lock” then follow the below steps:
Open your website in Firefox or Google Chrome and click right on the website, select “Inspect Element” -your whole website code will be shown and then find the URLs that need to change in code of your website your developer will do the rest.
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Hope this article presented in the courtesy of Websouls Web Hosting services in Pakistan helps enough to change the base URL of the website in ease.
Technical Support Team
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