Scheduled backup wrongfully identifies site as http instead of https?

  • Resolved NH Broere

    (@nh-broere)


    7 years ago

    Hi,

    When i try to restore a backup which was automatically made while i was nog logged into wordpress, i get this warning:

    This backup set is of this site, but at the time of the backup you were using http, whereas the site now uses https. As long as your web hosting allows http (i.e. non-SSL access) or will forward requests to https (which is almost always the case), this is no problem. If that is not yet set up, then you should set it up, or use the migrator add-on so that the non-https links are automatically replaced.

    Fact is, my site ís https, and always has been. But when checking the backup log, i see it starts with this line:

    0000.000 (0) Opened log file at time: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:42:42 +0000 on http://verbeteronline.nl

    The bizare thing is, when i MANUALLY backup, or a scheduled backup is made while i AM logged into WordPress, the first line of the log is as follows:

    0000.000 (0) Opened log file at time: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 16:42:05 +0000 on https://verbeteronline.nl

    and there is no warning.

    So the question is, why does UpdraftPlus think the website is http instead of https when it backups automatically & i am not logged into wordpress?

    I am puzzled that something is wrong which may have an impact on backups down the line. I hope somebody knows how this happens.

    Regards and thanks in advance!

    • This topic was modified 7 years ago by NH Broere.
    • This topic was modified 7 years ago by NH Broere.
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  • Thread Starter NH Broere

    (@nh-broere)

    Typo, the first sentence of my post should be:

    When i try to restore a backup which was automatically made while i was not logged into wordpress, i get this warning:

    Et cetera

    Plugin Contributor DNutbourne

    (@dnutbourne)

    Hi,

    This indicates that there is an issue with your https setup.

    Are both the Site Address and WordPress address set to the https URL?

    Thread Starter NH Broere

    (@nh-broere)

    Hi there, thanks for your response.

    Both Site Address and WordPress address are the same, with the https variant. So that’s not it.

    I am using the All-in One WP Security & Firewall plugin, could that have an effect when i’m nog logged in?

    Regards

    Thread Starter NH Broere

    (@nh-broere)

    Update: disabling the All-in One WP Security & Firewall plugin did not make a difference. The automatically made backup when not logged into WordPress still used ‘http’ instead of ‘https’

    Plugin Author David Anderson / Team Updraft

    (@davidanderson)

    The bizare thing is, when i MANUALLY backup, or a scheduled backup is made while i AM logged into WordPress, the first line of the log is as follows:

    This indicates that when your WP install runs cron jobs, it runs them under http.

    However, it is only cosmetic. Restoring will restore the contents of your database precisely as they were. The ‘as long as’ in the message you are seeing is fine in your case.

    Thread Starter NH Broere

    (@nh-broere)

    Hi David, thanks for your response.

    Good to know it’s only cosmetic ?? But since i make websites for clients who will freak out at warnings like this, i would like to know how to solve it.

    This indicates that when your WP install runs cron jobs, it runs them under http.

    So does you mean this is standard WordPress behaviour (for everyone who uses WordPress)?If not, why would my WP install do it differently?

    Or is this (running a cron job) something that is dependent on server settings, and i should ask my provider?

    Regards

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