Shared SSL issue and Plesk

[pcmt]

The hosting company doesn't know how to do it.

This is the case, I think. We are looking at a dedicated SSL - will this solve the problem?

Regards,

Patrick

[DrByte]

This is the case, I think. We are looking at a dedicated SSL - will this solve the problem?

If you're staying with that host, then get them to guarantee that it will before spending any money. If they can't, then ... start shopping on our "Certified Hosts" page (see link at the top of this site).



It's not hard to set up Plesk to share httpdocs and httpsdocs ... it's a little checkbox when creating a customer account/domain, but usually only the hosting company has access to it.
I don't recall whether it can be changed once the account is created.

[pcmt]

Thanks for the reply.

It's a long story, but the host is a friend who "inherited" the server. We're both feeling our way with this.

Regards,

Patrick

[DrByte]

It's a long story, but the host is a friend who "inherited" the server. We're both feeling our way with this.

Fair enough. That said, perhaps you may want to explore that little checkbox ... it'll save you a ton of headaches.

[Vger]

Plesk - httpdocs and httpsdocs
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You need to create a vhost_ssl.conf file in
/home/httpd/vhosts/domainname.com/conf/
with directives pointing to httpdocs rather than httpsdocs
If your host is using Plesk, then you need to add a vhost_ssl.conf file to the conf directory of the site and point any reference to httpsdocs to httpdocs
e.g.

DocumentRoot /home/httpd/vhosts/site.com/httpdocs
<Directory /home/httpd/vhosts/site.com/httpdocs>
<IfModule mod_perl.c>
<Files ~ (\.pl)>
SetHandler perl-script
PerlHandler ModPerl::Registry
Options ExecCGI
allow from all
PerlSendHeader On
</Files>
</IfModule>
<IfModule sapi_apache2.c>
php_admin_flag engine on
php_admin_value open_basedir "/home/httpd/vhosts/site.com/httpdocs:/tmp"
</IfModule>
SSLRequireSSL
Options +includes +ExecCGI
</Directory>
<IfModule sapi_apache2.c>
php_admin_flag engine on
php_admin_value open_basedir "/home/httpd/vhosts/site.com/httpdocs:/tmp"
</IfModule>

Vger

[HBMike]

The check box is located under Setup in the domain control panel. The admin or client of the domain should be able to turn that on and off for the customer.