SSL Configuration Help

[isaacr25]

I have just purchased SSL and my hosting company says that its been installed. What do I do next to eusure that the necessary pages use SSL? I'm entirely new to this topic, so any details would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Stuff4Toys]

You need to open your includes/configure.php AND your admin/includes/configure.php and make the following changes:

define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG", "true');
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN", "true');

In BOTH files. they are slightly different so dont copy one over the other edit and save them separately.

JOhn ><>

[isaacr25]

Only one of these lines of code existed in the includes/configure.php file. Both lines existed in admin/includes/configure.php. I made the changes in both files. Now the site is taking forever to load. In fact, its not loading. Even if I go to the site root, its not loading. My structure is:

mysite.com
mysite.com/store

[isaacr25]

Ok, the not-loading problem was a hosting company issue which has been sorted out. So I've changed the config file SSL settings.

I can access my store through https://www.mysite.com/store.

1)How can I force the store to use www in front of the store name for all pages.... https://www.mysite.com/store...... instead of https://mysite.com/store....

2)How can I make sure that the pages that need to be https are not http?

Again, I'm new to this ssl thing, so please explain clearly. Thanks.

[Ajeh]

If you configure Zen Cart correctly in the two configure.php files:
/includes/configure.php
/admin/includes/configure.php

and if your secure certificate is set for the www url then all should work happily and if you have enabled the secure in those files it will automatically do the right pages for you as secure or non-secure ...

[sandykr09]

I also have been trying to configure ssl for my site for oh about 6 hours now. Every time I click to save changes I get an error.

The code is reading:
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://
There is also:
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://

My host (hostmonster) told me "in the HTTPS line of code I need to change it to:

define ('HTTPS_SERVER', https://secure.hostmonster.com/~and my username, which I have done.
My question is for the line of code that is HTTP that is right above HTTPS, do I need to change it to the http://secure etc... or what do I change that to???? I am going nuts. I have tried a few different things but I keep getting and error. Any help is really appreciated so I can move on.
Sandy

[Fuzion]

Hi Sandy,

In you admin/includes/configure.php you should have the following code:

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.yourdomainname.co.uk');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.yourdomainname.co.uk');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.yourdomainname.co.uk');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.yourdomainname.co.uk');
  // Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
  define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');
  define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true'); 

and in your includes/configure.php the following:

// Define the webserver and path parameters
  // HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
  // HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.yourdomainname.co.uk');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.yourdomainname.co.uk');
  // Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
  define('ENABLE_SSL', 'true'); 

Hope that helps,

J

[sandykr09]

Jamie,
Thank you so much for the reply. I am close to tears at this point. I actually decided to get my own license from the host company. I just ordered it and they said it will take up to 24 hours to put it on my site.
One question Jamie.... co.uk?? I have the Zen Cart book and it says to use .com Maybe this is where the problem is happening that I cannot get it to work?

[Fuzion]

Hi Sandy,

The .co.uk or .com depends on your own url & shared ssl cert url.

I sent the example with .co.uk as my domain name is www.funfuzion.co.uk, so I would use https://www.funfuzion.co.uk etc.

You say you have ordered your own certificate. I think this is the best idea as it looks more porfessional. I am not sure if it is too late, but did you order it for http://www.domainname. or http://domainname. ? I have found a few problems in Zen when I set up our certificate without the www. part. (We sell ssl certs, so was easier to generate a new one that osrt out the problems, so may be easy to sort out these problems in Zen)

Good luck,

J

[sandykr09]

Thank you Jamie. I was not asked about the www when I ordered it just now. I am going to go to the live chat line and double check. Thank You Jamie, I really appreciate your help.