Shared SSL issue and Plesk

I've installed Zen Cart via FTP. After, in configure.php (and in the admin version) I've put in the path to the Virtual HTTPS Server. Now, when the "log yourself in" link is clicked on the homepage I receive this (example):

The requested URL /secure_folder/another_folder/index.php was not found on this server.

I've read that some hosts require Zen Cart to be installed on the secure server as well. Does this sound like the issue?

Best regards,

Patrick

Yes, in this case you will need a complete clone of your site in SSL.

Thanks for that. But why "in this case"?

Patrick

you have a secure folder and a non secure folder,

Well... the initial upload was to a non-secure server, like most, I imagine. And as far as I can tell, most Zen Cart sites are like this, and all they do is to add the URL for the HTTPS_SERVER in the configure.php files when they require a secure checkout. So why in my case do I need two versions of the install? This doesn't seem feasible.

Patrick

OK,

If you are using a control panel like PLESK,
it has 2 seperate folders
1 for NON secure documents
1 for NON secure documents,

you showed a server path that says secure site

the folks that only have to do a single folder install are the ones with cpanel and such that have a SINGLE folder and can serve both ports this way

Ah, okay. Thanks again. Is there a similar restriction with a dedicated SSL, where the secure pages would be h*tps://domain.com?

Patrick

that depends ON the server setup you have
the setup of SSL for your server is a question to ask your host,

all are setup a little different,

Thanks for the replies.

Best regards,

Patrick

Even that tired old workhorse Plesk can be set up so that you only need to use one folder for both http and https, but on most occasions:

1. The hosting company doesn't know how to do it
2. They don't care to do it because it doubles your disk space usage and brings you that much closer to a need to upgrade.

Vger

Vger:

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

pcmt:

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.

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

pcmt:

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.

Plesk - httpdocs and httpsdocs

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

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.