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Force use of HTTP rather than HTTPS

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craigbarrett.za
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I'm working on a web app and need to be able to test it locally. Firefox has no decided to allow only HTTPS when trying to access this specific app. I have tried removing it from history, but it makes no difference. I've restarted Firefox, I've restarted the machine. Nothing seems to work. Typing in "http://localhost<remainder of URL>" does not work, Firefox simply changes my explicit request for HTTP to HTTPS and access to the site fails.

This is not a general setting. I have other web apps I've been working on that are all accessible in Firefox and are being accessed using HTTP rather than HTTPS. It seems that Firefox has selected this specific app. In particular, HTTPS-only mode is obviously not enabled.

How do I get Firefox to accept that when I type in HTTP://... that I actually mean HTTP://... and not HTTPS://...?

I'm working on a web app and need to be able to test it locally. Firefox has no decided to allow only HTTPS when trying to access this specific app. I have tried removing it from history, but it makes no difference. I've restarted Firefox, I've restarted the machine. Nothing seems to work. Typing in "http://localhost<remainder of URL>" does not work, Firefox simply changes my explicit request for HTTP to HTTPS and access to the site fails. This is not a general setting. I have other web apps I've been working on that are all accessible in Firefox and are being accessed using HTTP rather than HTTPS. It seems that Firefox has selected this specific app. In particular, HTTPS-only mode is obviously not enabled. How do I get Firefox to accept that when I type in HTTP://... that I actually mean HTTP://... and not HTTPS://...?

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techguy150
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I would strongly advise against forcing the use of HTTP instead of HTTPS in Firefox, as this is a security risk. HTTPS provides encryption and authentication, while HTTP does not, and this can leave your browsing sessions vulnerable to attacks like eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks.

If you are experiencing issues with accessing a specific website over HTTPS, you should try to troubleshoot the issue rather than force the use of HTTP. This can involve clearing your browser cache, updating Firefox, disabling any add-ons that may be causing issues, or contacting the website's support team to resolve any server-side issues.