wordpress ssl too many redirects code example

Example 1: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS wordpress

# update wp-config file
define('WP_HOME','http://example.com');
define('WP_SITEURL','http://example.com');

#also add
define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
if (strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO'], 'https') !== false)
    $_SERVER['HTTPS']='on';

Example 2: too many redirects wordpress

Issue was solved by removing the .htaccess file as .htaccess files was containing
<FilesMatch ".(phtml|php|PhP|php5|suspected)$">
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>


reference : 
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/HTTPD/ClientDeniedByServerConfiguration