how to implement SSL

alexks

I am writing a shopping cart and need to implement SSL in checkout page. Could you please let me know how it can be done or recommend any books that might be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

Kudose

If your site is hosted, the host will install the certificate for you since you probably dont have root access to the server.

Otehrwise:

http://www.linux-sottises.net/en_apache_install.php

alexks

SSL is already installed and I know how to generate a public key. What I need is the php code to put in a checkout.php file to use secret module. Do you know what kind of code that must be.

Thanks.

Kudose

Never heard of a secret module -- Sorry. When I use SSL, I install the certificate and just start using https instead of http on all of my URLs.

alexks

Sorry, I misspoke, I ment secret layers, i.e. SSL. So, you advise to change http to https in all links, that are in php files?

Kudose

Or you could write a function that determines if SSL is being used, and if not, redirect to the SSL version.

alexks

Do you know what kind of function it must be, and where on the page can I find the certificate and where (on what files or directories) shoud I put it?

Thanks.

Kudose

It is just a function to check the current page, see if it is under SSL, and redirect them if it isnt. Placement all depends on your current file structure. If you have something like a config file that is included before everything else, then that would be a good place to put it.

i.e.

$SSL = $_SERVER['HTTPS'];
if($SSL !== 'on') header('Location: https://'.$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);

As for finding the certificate on the page ... you cant. You can double click the lock on your browser to view the certificate information, but it doesnt actually output anything to the browser.