Is osCommerce support SSL?

[ray_then0116]

hi,

 

hava anyone can tell me the oscommerce support SSL or not? if yes then how to configure it?

 

thanks.

[Jack_mcs]

Yes, it supports it but your host may not. You can enable it in your includes/configure.php file, after installing the certificate on your server, of course.

 

Jack

[ray_then0116]

Yes, it supports it but your host may not. You can enable it in your includes/configure.php file, after installing the certificate on your server, of course.

 

Jack

 

hi jack,

 

 

thanks to reply. How i know oscommerce is support SSL ah?which part can find it out? means i need install SSL certificate rite,then may i know where can get it free? and just enable it in my includes/configure.php file, after installing the certificate on my server then the SSL is started?I using apche webserver(Easyphp1.8) to test the oscomerce. Is apache webserver provide SSL?

 

thanks

[Jack_mcs]

You're wasting your time trying to test it. When you get a host, they may provide a free certificate. If not, you will need to purchase one. That needs to be installed on the server. How that is done varies with the server. Once it is installed, you can test it by going to https://www.yoursite.com. If it works, then all you need do is setup your configure file. In rare cases, due to the host, some code in oscommerce needs to be changed to have the ssl work. However, you can't test that until you are actually on the host - thus the waste of time.

 

Jack

[ray_then0116]

hi Jack,

 

Thanks for your advise, since im the freshman to develop the e-commerce, so a lot o thing i don't know and need to learn. From your msg, means that i need upload the oscomerce into internet then the webhosting will provide the certificate rite? Then how i know that host got provide us the certificate?Is there got any free cerfificate download? how to setup the configure file if all thing are done?got any guideline i can find in osCemmerce.com or you can guide me to do that?

 

thanks

[Jack_mcs]

Not all hosts offer a free certificate, some will let you have a certificate you purchased but at a high cost and some won't even let you have one at all. So you need to ask the host first what their policy is regarding ssl certificates. If they have a shared one that is free to use and if you can purchase your own and use it. If the latter, how much do they charge to install it.

 

If you want a private certificate, which is the better way to go, then you need to buy that from a company that sells them (som hosting companies do). Just be careful. A basic certificate costs $20/year and, if you have to pay to have it installed, it should cost more than $10 or $20.

 

Jack