How Do I Impliment Ssl On Any Server That Supports It? - More importantly, how do i explain how to do it to someone else?

shadowx

Sep 5 2006, 12:02 PM

Hi all

I need to know how to impliment SSL on any supporting webserver but NOT a trap17 one. Im doing some coding for someone but i need to take credit card details so i should use SSL but i know they wont be hosted here they will find their own host so i need to know how to set up SSL on ANY webserver. I will make sure they get a server that supports SSL which will obviously help

The problem is that i might not be personally setting up the webserver so i need to be able to explain this to someone else who might not be very techie minded (i dont know them personally im working through a friend so i dont know their techie level). Are there any special requirements for my php code? from what ive read there isnt but i mightve missed something.

Any and all advice is greatly needed!

Thanx

CrazyRob

Sep 5 2006, 12:07 PM

shadowx are you running a cpanel server? If so in WHM you need to install SSL shich can be done through Apache Update. Then you would need to generate a SSL certificate which WHM can also do in the SSL section. If you are not running a control panel. For linux you need to download and install mod_pearl and windows you need to install the option from the cd that came with your server distro.

For each option you NEED a dedicated ip for ssl to fully work. I can help you set up SSL if you want.

You dont need to implement SSL into php thats what MD5 is which you should also use if doing CC processing but its not necessary. All you need to do is install the certificate through the control panel or GUI and point the links to https://www.yourdomain.tld.

Also if people try to access the cc processing script from http:// you need to add an httpd redirect to https

shadowx

Sep 5 2006, 05:19 PM

Theres been a chang eof plan and now i probably wont need SSL but thanks for the info. Im sure i'll need SSL in the future and ive always wondered what was needed.

I always thought it would be a lot of work but obviously not if you know what you are doing.

Thanks for the info I'll still have a look at SSL certificates and the like because if i want to be a good website coder ill need SSL methinks

Thanks

CrazyRob

Sep 5 2006, 06:03 PM

Well if your going to use CC processing you by law need to have SSL and some php encoding like Ion Cube or stronger (MD5) but good luck.

shadowx

Sep 5 2006, 06:06 PM

Im not longer doing the proccessing myself, we are going ot use paypal to handle it all, the only thing i will need to to do is keep track of donations to show who gives the most etc..so thats a big burden taken off of me thank god! now im not responsible for credit cards

but i didnt know it was a legal requirement, ill read up on that, ont want to get sued in the future for not having SSL!

CrazyRob

Sep 5 2006, 06:32 PM

Yeh you woould be suprosed that when holding anyones data on your server or somone elses server the connection to the server has to be https and the data has to be encrypted as other wise you can get into a lot of trouble and i would not use PayPal 2co is better.

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