putting everything on secure server

[maclean]

I'm on plesk which means I have separate http and https directories, and they refuse to play nice together due to open base dir restrictions and the like.

Here's my question: is there any reason I should not run everything on the secure server? So far it seems to work but I'm wondering why it's not set up like that to begin with (ie. am I in for problems down the line if I do this?)

Here's the config file...note I never use "http" only "https".

Thanks!!

<?php
//
/**
*
* *package Configuration Settings
* *copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* *copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* *license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
*/


// Define the webserver and path parameters
// Main webserver: eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
/*
* URLs for your site will be built via:
* HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_ADMIN or
* HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN or
* HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_CATALOG or
* HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG
* ...depending on your system configuration settings
*/
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'https://www.reelasian.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.reelasian.com');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.reelasian.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.reelasian.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', '/boxoffice/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/boxoffice/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/boxoffice/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/boxoffice/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/var/www/vhosts/reelasian.com/httpsdocs/boxoffice/admin/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/var/www/vhosts/reelasian.com/httpsdocs/boxoffice/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '***');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '***');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'reelasian');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

// The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
// For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file
// If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
// or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
// ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash
define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'database');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/var/www/vhosts/reelasian.com/httpsdocs/boxoffice/cache');

?>

[Merlinpa1969]

slow,
thats about it,

[Vger]

is there any reason I should not run everything on the secure server?

How about ....search engines don't rank https pages?

Vger