Short answer
HTTPS is HTTP with the connection encrypted, so nobody between the visitor and the server can read or alter what passes. Browsers now mark plain HTTP pages as not secure, so there is no reason left to serve a site over it.
This is a general web-hosting explanation, not specific to Traxio.
Learn more
- HTTP vs HTTPS: what’s the difference?How HTTP and HTTPS differ, what changes for visitors and search engines, and what you need to move a site fully to HTTPS.
- What is SSL? (And what is HTTPS?)SSL/TLS certificates explained simply: what they encrypt, what the padlock means and doesn’t, and why every website needs HTTPS.
- How to force HTTPS (redirect HTTP to HTTPS)Send every visitor to the secure version of your site with an .htaccess rule or WordPress settings, without creating a redirect loop.
Step-by-step
- Make your site secure with HTTPSBeginner · 15 min · 7 steps