How to switch between http and https

[su35]

I had change the enable_ssl setting in admin\includes\configure.php:
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');
but there is no effect.
clear install, no any modification.

[DrByte]

I had change the enable_ssl setting in admin\includes\configure.php:
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');
but there is no effect.
clear install, no any modification.

On the admin side, that is normal.


Why are you wanting http on the admin side?

[su35]

When I installed the zen cart, I have not SSL. So, I selected no SSL. Now, I install SSL and couldn't swtich the https on. All the links on admin end are http.

[mc12345678]

In admin/includes/configure.php

Generally speaking with 1.5.4 and below, if SSL is to be used then each of the four HTTPx_ settings at the top of the file are to have https: in them except the "third" one. Which is typically the HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.
So for example:

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

[su35]

Thanks, mc12345678. I get it!

Another question, I set all server definition as https (2 in including and 4 in admin\including). All the internal links are https. If I manually set the https to http in the location bar and reload the page, in the admin end, url was redirected to https. However, in the frontend, page reload as http. What make the different between the backend and frontend? Does it means if I want https only, I should force to redirect in .htaccess?