share a private SSL for multiple domains

[Chuckl]

No idea about your host and their capabilities or willingness... I suspect the answer will be no.
I have tried this and use it as my service provider wants ridiculuos amounts of money for additional IP addresses, but it's my server, so the hosting staff are very helpful.

What you would need to establish on the Apache webserver side is as follows:

1. Are they using virtual hosting? typically the answer is yes.
2. Can they set UseCanonicaName on in the Vhosts file for your sites?
3. Will they set up the vhosts config in Apache so that all your secure sites have an entry with the same IP address?
4. There will probably be a bit of work installing the certificate.

The certificate signing request is fairly easy to generate, just a slight mod of the standard script. If you're interested in pursuing it, I can dig out some references for you

Chuck

[mydanilo]

Thank you Chuckl,

I think I will go with Merlinpa's suggestion for now. I suspect it would be too much asked for my host.

[mydanilo]

I now got this working with a private SSL.

My only problem is now admin login. I log in with SSL path and get inside admin. If I choose any other menu or section of the admin, it bounces me back to the https login page. What is going on? I can't figure it out.

Here is my config:

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.perfectpairweddingfavors.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.duda-inc.com/perfectpairweddingfavors');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.perfectpairweddingfavors.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.duda-inc.com/perfectpairweddingfavors');

// 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', '/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

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/');

Any idea?

[Merlinpa1969]

in admin -> configureation -> sessions turn recreate sessions OFF

[mydanilo]

The options are false and true, it was already on false. Any other idea? Do I have to clear my cache maybe? I will try and post back.

[mydanilo]

No, did not work. If I put
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false');

then I can log in and work on the admin stuff. If I set it to
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');

then I get to the admin but when I click on anything, it gets me back to the login.

Any other ideas?

[Merlinpa1969]

Its a sessions thing,
you can either leave it set to false or you can use the secured url for all the defines in admin/configure.php

[Techiescot]

in admin -> configureation -> sessions turn recreate sessions OFF

My Shopping cart disappeared when my SSL went live - the above fixed the problem. Thanks