Setting up SSL with PHP site

[robbie]

Hello!

We are setting up a web site that will need to capture credit card details securely. No online transaction processing will be required.

This is our first e-commerce site, and quite a major undertaking - involving MySQL database programming and all the "jazz"". Unfortunately we are now running out of time, and have not yet organised some obvious bits and pieces like the certificate.

Does anyone have any experience of how long the whole process of applying for a certificate and setting it up might take?

How long would it take if we decided to go for FQ's shared certificate instead?

Also, must our PHP or HTML code be modified to run under SSL?

Thanks!

[Bob]

Hi Robbie,

I just sent you a response from the Support desk, but upon reading this I figured I show you a couple of links that might help you out.

Steps to obtaining your own certificate:
http://www.aota.net/E-Commerce/ordercert.php3

Here is a complete list of the topics covered on aota.net about e-commerce as well as some outside links.
http://www.aota.net/E-Commerce/index.php3

Hope these help,  but I am sure that others here will echo, my thoughts, that e-commerce is best approached in a slow and thoughtful way

Hope this helps.
Bob

- PGP. SSL. Shared cert, My Cert, Shopping Carts, Merchant Accounts =  Mind Boggling     -

(edit = spelling )
[This message has been edited by Bob (edited 10-18-00@11:36 am)]

[Rich]

Robbie:

You will find that obtaining a shared cert is the fastest way to enable SSL, but there are many advantages to having your own cert, which are discussed in the links Bob provided above.

Also, I *strongly* encourage people to use a transaction gateway due to its security, convenience, and in your case, time to deploy is faster.

However, if your orders can be handled through simple forms, then SSL + PGP + PGP Form Mail is a very workable solution for small volumes.

Rich