public static class WebSiteUtility
    {
        /// 

        /// This method will examine the current URL for use of https. If https:// isn't present, 
        /// the page will reset itself to the secure url. This does NOT happen for localhost.
        /// 
        /// 
        public static void RedirectSSL(string page)
        {
            //this is the current url 
            string currentUrl = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString();
            string secureRoot = GetSecureRoot();

            if (!secureRoot.EndsWith("/"))
                secureRoot += "/";
            secureRoot += page;

            //don't redirect if this is localhost
            if (!currentUrl.Contains("localhost"))
            {
                if (!currentUrl.StartsWith("https://"))
                    HttpContext.Current.Response.Redirect(secureRoot);
            }
        }

        /// 

        /// Returns an SSL-enabled URL
        /// 
        /// 
        public static string GetSecureRoot()
        {
            //this is the current url 
            string siteUrl = GetSiteRoot();
            if (!siteUrl.ToLower().StartsWith("https://"))
                siteUrl = siteUrl.Replace("http:", "https:");
            return siteUrl;
        }

        /// 

        /// Returns a regular URL
        /// 
        /// 
        public static string GetNonSSLRoot()
        {
            //this is the current url 
            return GetSiteRoot();
        }

        public static string GetSiteRoot()
        {
            string Port = HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_PORT"];
            if (Port == null || Port == "80" || Port == "443")
                Port = "";
            else
                Port = ":" + Port;

            string Protocol = HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_PORT_SECURE"];
            if (Protocol == null || Protocol == "0")
                Protocol = "http://";
            else
                Protocol = "https://";

            string appPath = HttpContext.Current.Request.ApplicationPath;
            if (appPath == "/")
                appPath = "";

            string sOut = Protocol + HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["SERVER_NAME"] + Port + appPath;
            return sOut;
        }
    }