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jkniest/force-https
===================

Laravel Middleware to force a secure connection

1.0.2(8y ago)11.1kMITPHP

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Force HTTPS Middleware
======================

[](#force-https-middleware)

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This package only does one thing: Force a connection through *https*! If a user visit the site with an unsecure "http"-Request (example: ) he will be automatically redirected to a secure route (example: http**s**://example.com)

---

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. In order to install the package, just run the following command in the root directory of your laravel installation:

```
composer require jkniest/force-https
```

2. If you are using **Laravel 5.4 oder below**, open the `config/app.php` file and add the following code to the `providers` array:

```
jkniest\ForceHttps\ForceHttpsServiceProvider::class,
```

3. Run the command below to copy the configuration files to your `config` folder

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="force-https"
```

4. Add the following line to the `.env` file

```
FORCE_HTTPS=true

```

5. Open the `app/Http/Kernel.php` file and add the following code to the `middleware` array:

```
\jkniest\ForceHttps\ForceHttps::class,
```

---

To disable the https-redirection (for example on staging servers) just change the `FORCE_HTTPS=true` in your `.env` file to `FORCE_HTTPS=false`

---

License
-------

[](#license)

The ForceHttps package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~160 days

Total

3

Last Release

3120d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15618191?v=4)[Jordan Kniest](/maintainers/jkniest)[@jkniest](https://github.com/jkniest)

---

Top Contributors

[![jkniest](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15618191?v=4)](https://github.com/jkniest "jkniest (8 commits)")

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