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Here are some usefull links, the answer depends on your needs.<br />
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For Windows IIS<br />
<a href="http://raoulpop.com/2007/08/07/automatic-redirect-from-http-to-https/" rel="ugc">http://raoulpop.com/2007/08/07/automatic-redirect-from-http-to-https/</a><br />
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For Apache<br />
<a href="http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/2004/07/22/redirect-to-ssl-using-apaches-htaccess/" rel="ugc">http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/2004/07/22/redirect-to-ssl-using-apaches-htaccess/</a>
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Here are some usefull links, the answer depends on your needs.

For Windows IIS
http://raoulpop.com/2007/08/07/automatic-redirect-from-http-to-https/ [http://raoulpop.com/2007/08/07/automatic-redirect-from-http-to-https/]

For Apache
http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/2004/07/22/redirect-to-ssl-using-apaches-htaccess/ [http://joseph.randomnetworks.com/2004/07/22/redirect-to-ssl-using-apaches-htaccess/]

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Thanks serchlop,<br />
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That took care of it!
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Our company hosts a secure pay site, let's say with the following address<br />
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<a href="https://www.justanexample.com" rel="ugc">https://www.justanexample.com</a><br />
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If that address is specifically typed into the address bar, or clicked after a google search, the site loads as intended. However, if you go into the browser address bar and just type <a href="http://www.justanexample.com" rel="ugc">www.justanexample.com</a>&nbsp;or justanexample.com, the browser attempts to load the http address, NOT the https and errors out. Where do I need to change settings so that even if the https is not specified, it will attempt to load the secure site, and not the standard http site? Is there some type of setting affecting the redirect within the web server itself, or does the problem lie elsewhere? All help will be greatly appreciated.
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Our company hosts a secure pay site, let's say with the following address

https://www.justanexample.com

If that address is specifically typed into the address bar, or clicked after a google search, the site loads as intended. However, if you go into the browser address bar and just type www.justanexample.com or justanexample.com, the browser attempts to load the http address, NOT the https and errors out. Where do I need to change settings so that even if the https is not specified, it will attempt to load the secure site, and not the standard http site? Is there some type of setting affecting the redirect within the web server itself, or does the problem lie elsewhere? All help will be greatly appreciated.

How to redirect a web request to the right address

HTTPS is a protocol for secure communication over a computer network which is widely used on the Internet. HTTPS consists of communication over Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) within a connection encrypted by Transport Layer Security (TLS) or its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The main motivation for HTTPS is authentication of the visited website and to protect the privacy and integrity of the exchanged data. HTTPS is widely used for protecting page authenticity on all types of websites, securing accounts and keeping user communications, identity and web browsing private.