Migrating your website from HTTP to HTTPS

When it comes to websites on the internet, security is of utmost importance and with Google announcing HTTPS as a ranking signal moving your website from HTTP to HTTPS has become crucial.

This post covers the basic difference between HTTP and HTTPS, the reasons to migrate and the steps to follow.

HTTP vs HTTPS

HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol, it is used for communication purpose on the world wide web (www).

HTTPS, on the other hand, is the secure version of HTTP, HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure. The data sent over the communication channel that is established therefore is secure. HTTPS, therefore, is usually used on websites to that deals with banking or e-commerce transactions.

To know more about why and how to migrate your website from HTTP to HTTPS, read more here.