Problems With SSL

[schoolboy]

HTTPS (ssl) is very resource hungry, so Zencart is very clever about when it switches it on (and off).

SSL is enabled ONLY when sensitive data is being transmitted - at all other times, your pages will be HTTP.

[LordGemz]

I don't know it doesn't seem to be working at all. I have tried two test names and when adding the info and clicking to continue, it still doesn't come on. When people look at my website they are going to think I am full of it. There is no way to verify that I am secure.

[LordGemz]

I just looked at several others website's who use Zencart and there SSL works fine and three of them use the same SSL as I do from godaddy. I just don't understand the difference.

[schoolboy]

Do you get https when:-

In the SHOP side of the site, you click on LOGIN or REGISTER?

In the admin side, when you call up admin for the first time... ie: to insert your username & password?

Have you set SSL to TRUE in your configure.php files? (In order to edit them, you may have to temporarily change permissions from 444 to 666 before the edit will be "sanctioned".)

Has your SSL cert been properly installed?

Is it (the Cert) configured for
www.yoursite.com
or just
yoursite.com

[LordGemz]

The configure files I have done and have reset the file permissions.

Yes the admin side works with https

as for the other websites it worked when I clicked on register or log in.

Has my SSL been inserted correctly? I believe so. I use a hosting company they are the ones that installed my Cert bundle.

I believe the Cert is config for www.gemz4you.com but I will check on that one.

[LordGemz]

I have checked the cert it says www.gemz4you.com all the way through it. The only area that I had seen with the URL of http://gemz4you.com was in alternative names.

As for the installation part. I am not sure if it was done correctly. They generated my CSR key I added it to my SSL completion form. Finished on my SSL side. Downloaded the Cert in zip format, then emailed it to them.

I am waiting for a reply from them.

[LordGemz]

ok I have re-keyed the cert. checked all config files they are set to true. all url's in the config files match the cert url. All file permission are correctly set. And I am still getting the same problem. I just don't get it. I have read all day about godaddy SSL and zen-cart issues. Most issues are like mine, and the fix them the same way. here is a website that works withe there SSL from go daddy.

https://projectrwanda.org/user/login

can anyone tell me the difference between our site?

Mine is https://www.gemz4you.com/index.php?main_page=login

the weird thing is it only seems to work when I go to my Admin area to work on zen-cart.

This is from the admin/includes/configure.php

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://gemz4you.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://gemz4you.com');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://gemz4you.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://gemz4you.com');

// Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '//'); I took this off for the post this area works with the SSL
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); Nothing was here is the suppose to be something?
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '//'); I took this off for the post, this area works with the SSL
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/') Nothing was here should there be?

and here is the includes/configure.php

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.gemz4you.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.gemz4you.com');

// Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('ENABLE_SSL', 'true');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); Nothing here is there suppose to be?
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/'); Nothing here is there suppose to be?

So I am back at the beginning could someone help.

[LordGemz]

Ok I don't think it is my host server, I just installed OS Commerce my SSL worked just fine.

Would reinstalling Zen-cart from scratch work? I want to keep all my areas that have stuff, products pages, about us pages, ect...

Would a new install of admin files and other major components of zencart fix my problem? any one have any suggestions.