osCommerce on FQ servers with SSL

[gymshoe]

Ok..
got OSC working the way i want it to (err..had).
got the merchant account/payment gateway setup
got the private SSL cert
got it installed on FQ's servers...
now...trying to move over only the checkout portion of the site to the Secure_Server folder...

is there a straightforward way to figure out what i need to have in that secure folder? ...i really don't want to make the entire site SSL encrypted.

ideas anyone?

[Rich]

is there a straightforward way to figure out what i need to have in that secure folder? ...i really don't want to make the entire site SSL encrypted.
You won't have to make your entire site SSL encrypted, but you will need to have ALL of the cart components located under the Secure_Server directory.

I usually recommend that all of the cart components be installed under the Secure_Server directory and then set a symlink in the web server root to these files. For example:

If you install the cart into:

/big/dom/xdom/www/Secure_Server/mycart

Then the symlink would be:

/big/dom/xdom/www/mycart -> Secure_Server/mycart

[danieln]

how do i create the so called simlink?

sorry, but i'm totally new on this stuffs~

[Melissa]

Hi Daniel,

Although it doesn't pertain to exactly your application, the information provided here should help to explain the basic process:
http://service.FutureQuest.net/index.php?_a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=303

Be sure to see the links at the end of the article as they refer to outside sources as well as past discussions here regarding symlinks.

Hope this helps,
Melissa