loading image via root/modules/paypal/img breaks SSL

[BoKr]

Hello

why does the loading of a module's image break SSL?


I noticed that the old Paypal module V3.48 (we have to use this one) broke the https/SSL of our backoffice. At least that is what the browsers postponed.
Namely, the "http://www.mysite.com/modules/paypal/logo.gif".

In the modules  \modules\paypal\views\templates\back\admin_order\refund.tpl I found this:


<legend><img src="{$base_url}modules/{$module_name}/logo.gif" alt="" />{l s='PayPal Refund' mod='paypal'}</legend>

I exchanged the reference with https://www.mysite.com/modules/paypal/logo.gif and all is fine!


Is there a more sofisticated solution of making use of Pretas' variables and on the otherhand not 'breaking' https/SSL as in this case?

thanks a lot
and a happy new year

[vekia]

instead of {$base_url} use {$content_dir} or {$base_url_ssl}

[BoKr]

Thank you vekia!

 

A great new year to you and thanks for all the help you gave to the community!

[vekia]

hello

 

im back for this,

it's better to use {$content_dir} instead of {$base_url_ssl}

why? when you will use base_url_ssl - when you will be connected with non-secured protocol, you will generate links to https libraries.

it will be bad due to the "mixed content" filtering 

[BoKr]

12 months later and I start looking for this information again and happily find it

 

Thank you for the updated information Vekia. It seems that the topical PayPal module uses the SSL breaking call again.