glennlawre Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Can anyone give a definitive answer on whether or not Prestashop can work with a Shared SSL, or whether it is worth the hassle to try and setup? I have read lots of posts saying it both can and cannot! I am trying to implement a Shared SSL on my store and cannot get it to work correctly. My site is www.test25.net and the secure version (Shared SSL) is at https://www.secure-ssl-servers.us/test25-net The site works fine on http: but on the secure pages at https: no styling is getting applied. When I check the code the base dir is getting set to "baseDir = 'https://secure-ssl-servers.us/';" so because of this the paths to the stylesheets etc. are not relevant. Does anyone have any ideas what might be causing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dh42 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 It does work, and it should be changing the base directory to the directory the ssl server is on. It sounds like your host doesn't have it set up correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennlawre Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Thanks for the quick reply dh, But I think the cert may be setup ok on the server as when I disable SSL in PS and go to a secure page it works fine - https://www.secure-ssl-servers.us/test25-net CSS gets applied ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dh42 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 What version of ps are you using? Also when you use the default theme do you get this problem too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennlawre Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Version 1.4.9.0, And yes, just tested and same issue using default theme... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennlawre Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Got some answers to this here - http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/96513-lets-work-on-shared-ssl-solution/page__pid__1022582__st__20?do=findComment&comment=1022582 It seems that Prestashop can only work with shared ssl if you enable ssl for the entire site, which is not great as it slows the entire site down. That changes your domain name to the secure domain name also for the entire site. So instead of www.domain.com you have www.secure-name.domain.com. This may actually put some customers off if they don't just see your domain, and could probably even affect search rankings. I think the best way forward is to just purchase a dedicated ssl, at least for now anyway, until PS come up with a way to use shared ssl in the future. Hope this helps others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dh42 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 You know you can get a ssl cert for like $8 and a ip for like $2 a month, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennlawre Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Not in Ireland you can't, they usually cost about €100 per year. I'm sure I can source one for cheaper over the web though, but it's just much easier to use your current hosting company to purchase one from as they do all of the server setup etc. Cheers though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dh42 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 You can get one from name cheap for 7 euro. http://www.namecheap.com/ssl-certificates/comodo.aspx They are pretty simple to install if you are on cpanel hosting all you do is generate a csr and then download your certificate. Mostly likely your host will have to install it, so you just email it to them and ask them to install it. To save 90 euro it might be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennlawre Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 That's way better than €100! I might just give that a try, many thanks for you advice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dh42 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 No problem, if you have any questions, just send a message. You will still need a dedicated ip, in the US they are usually around $2 - 3 a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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