Check if we are using HTTPS or HTTP - PHP Snippet

Simple php function to check if we are using HTTPS or not.

/* 
* 
* is_https function is used to check whether we are using HTTPS or not 
* $_SERVER['HTTPS'] is the pivotal variable to scrutinize 
* According to official documentation, $_SERVER['HTTPS'] is set to some non-empty value if HTTPS is used 
* So, first we have checked whether $_SERVER['HTTPS'] is empty or not 
* Special case: when using ISAPI with IIS, the value will be off if the request was not made through the HTTPS protocol 
* So, we will check that $_SERVER['HTTPS'] is not set to 'off' 
* Along with above mentioned two conditions, some ill-configured servers might not have $_SERVER['HTTPS'] defined 
* even if SSL is used. So, we have checked for port too. 
* 
*/ 

function is_https(){ 
    if ( (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') || $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443) 
        return true; 
    else 
        return false; 
}