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Where/How to install SSL?


zippy4

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I new here....I have gone through the whole setup but saw nothing about SSL. Can it be added.....if so where/how?

My webhost provided SSL.....can I use it or will I need my own certificate?

Thanks for any help, Lisa

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I've been searching the archives and have learned a few things but still don't know how to install ssl.

I will have to use to servers(I think that's how I say that) http and https

Can anyone inform on how to do this?

Would it be easier to get one of those freebie ssl?

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Hi Lisa,

 

Yes it would be better to get your own SSL, either a "freebie" or purchase one for $49 per year. The latter are good certificate and are usually easier to implement than shared ones.

 

Talking about the shared one, what type of control panel do you have? Also ask your host how to implement their shared SSL.

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I have shared SSL and found I still needed my own certificate.

 

Until Dec.31 you can purchase your own certificate from www.ebizid.com for only US$25. I did this and it works well. (This is not and adverstisment just help on a cheap certificate!)

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As Kagg as posted above, we asked a similar question ealier. But what we did was, to firstly install your catalog and admin section into your normal "http" webspace and install this via the "install".

 

Now, when you are promted for your "https" setting in the install, simply input your shared ssl url and tick the box below it.

 

Next, what I did was configure the cart to how I wanted (products, prices, currency...etc) and then FTP that catalog into your shared ssl space. (You can download your complete catalog folder from FTP to, say, your desktop, then upload that) There is conflicting advice on how to intergrate shared ssl into your catalog, but I uploaded all the catalog files into my shared ssl space and it works fine. You will also have to manually FTP your product images into your shared ssl space if you make any changes in your catalog products.

 

Hope that made sence

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Confusion has set in!!

I wonder why it hasn't asked me for anything........

I do notice something....when I'm in Admin. then click to go into the store it says it is a "demo" store.

Am I even in the right area.....did I miss something?

Lisa

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I'm having a similar problem with shared SSL hosting.

Our host says setting need to be www#.hostname.com/user_id/filename ?

any suggestions?

I did not have this when installing phpBB, or my current store script, so I'm lost.

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Sorry, I have never tried OScommerce with Cpanel. I use Plesk myself and what I did was manually FTP the files into my webspace.

 

Maybe this is a long way round but rather then do a CPanel install, try to manually FTP the files into your webspace?

 

Or try going to: www.yourdomain.com/catalog/install/install.php after the Cpanel install, so see if you can configure.

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Hi Jason

 

I typed in the addy you suggested and nothing comes up at all.

replace "yourdomain.com' with your domain name, ie; website address/folder ....

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