ERROR bad Request-Line - Force ssl - rails

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I set force_ssl to true by accident and then when reverting to false and running server I get the following error:

ERROR bad Request-Line 

WEBrick 1.3.1
INFO  ruby 1.9.3 (2012-02-16) [x86_64-darwin11.4.0]
WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=472 port=3000
ERROR bad Request-Line `\x16\x03\x01\x00?\x01\x00\x00?\x03\x02P?Mf\x00??C?'.

How can I fix this?

When I hit http url on local host it redirects to https and gives me this error:

SSL connection error
Unable to make a secure connection to the server. This may be a problem with the server, or it may be requiring a client authentication certificate that you don't have.
Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR): SSL protocol error.

are you sure that you only disabled it here? i cant reproduce this problem.. — BvuRVKyUVlViVIc7, Oct 30 '12 at 18:43
@Lichtamberg I uncommented the line that says "config.force_ssl = true" then ran the server. When I commented it to remove it, Webrick is still forcing ssl. Is there a way to restart WEBrick or something? — Benamir, Oct 31 '12 at 04:46
I apologize for not looking into solutions more carefully. I found the answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5943647/how-to-use-deactivate-webricks-ssl — Benamir, Oct 31 '12 at 04:56
I had to clear the cookies. I found the solution here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5943647/how-to-use-deactivate-webricks-ssl — Benamir, Oct 31 '12 at 04:57

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Answer can be found here: How to use deactivate Webrick's SSL

you can fix it by clearing the browser cookies and it works again. It seems the authentication information is saved in the cookie and keeps reverting our requests to HTTPS but does not authenticate correctly so you get that error.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Dec 15 '12 at 15:46

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p.matsinopoulos · Answer 2 · 2012-10-30T07:15:34.233

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Maybe you can try:

1) stop rails server 2) rake tmp:clear on the command line

Then start again and see if the problem persists.

UPDATE: Maybe you can try to clean any cache content / history content on your browser too.

edited Oct 30 '12 at 07:15

answered Oct 29 '12 at 21:39

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Problem still persists. I added some additional info above that may help. – Benamir Oct 29 '12 at 21:51

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 29 '19 at 18:34

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I usually end up using a different explorer, i.e.: Safari, Firefox, etc. As clearing the cookies do not solve the problem for me (while using Chrome at least)

answered Jul 29 '19 at 18:34

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 14 '23 at 05:06

If you experience this type of issue then follow the steps below:

Stop your rails server
rake tmp:clear #bash command type in terminal
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More.
Click More tools. Clear browsing data.
At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
Click Clear data.

ERROR bad Request-Line - Force ssl - rails

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