Reverting back to HTTP from HTTPS

[pilotguy]

I've recently dropped my SSL certificate on my site.  When any of my users type in my URL it still takes them to the secure site which is now non existent so they get a 404 page.  I've removed redirects and such from my HTACCESS.  Is there a way to get them heading to the correct URL automatically without landing on the old secure address?

 

[Tarun]

Why did you drop your SSL cert? If it's due to costs, have you looked into LetsEncrypt?

[pilotguy]

Because it's not required anymore for the level of service provided AND it also cuts into what I can make available to the end user as far as some media types are concerned. 

[RevengeFNF]

Did you have HSTS enabled? If true, you are screwed. 

[pilotguy]

What's HSTS?

[RevengeFNF]

Something that tell the browsers to only use https with your site. 

[pilotguy]

No that's not an issue then. 

[Tarun]

I'd stick with using an SSL certificate, at least for the logins at a minimum.

[Lab Rats Rule]

33 minutes ago, Tarun said:

I'd stick with using an SSL certificate, at least for the logins at a minimum.

I agree, but I would keep it for the whole site, since it makes hacking a tidge harder.  

[pilotguy]

Well I've now reverted BACK to SSL mainly because there are so many links with https in them floating around.  I still need to figure out how to have any HTTPS requests redirected to HTTP though.  So far every .htaccess edit I've tried doesn't work.