watch out for www on SSL Certs

Ok, with normal domains and browsing, you should be able to type in anywebsite with or without the www.
So, nomonthlyfees.com is the same as www.nomonthlyfees.com

BUT, if you are working in SSL this is not the case.
Because an SSL Cert has to be attached to a specific domain and NOT a domain ALIAS (which is was www.nomonthlyfees.com actually is), you have to choose which way you want to access your SSL server.

If you want to access your sites SSL with the www., then you must specify that when you are setting up the cert with your web host.

Sometimes the SSL will still work for the domain alias, but you will get ERRORS from the web browser and your site visitors wont like it.

So pay attention when dealing with SSL.

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