[ZendTo] Re: SSL Setup on Centos

[Jules]

  Thanks for that. It's always worked just fine for me, but obviously 
not for everyone.
I have changed both the Ubuntu and CentOS instructions on the site to 
use the recipe you have given.

Cheers!
Jules.

On 09/09/2010 23:02, Brad Beckenhauer wrote:
> Running Zendto 3.62-1 64bit Centos
> I got a SBS SSL cert from BulkRegister and followed the "Setting Up an 
> SSL Website" instructions on the Zendto Website.
> I tested both http and https and no errors and the cert was valid
> I then put in the "Redirect Permanent" in the httpd.conf file and 
> restarted apache and cleared the cache on my browser (Firefox) and 
> restarted the browser.
> I then opened firefox and went the to http:// site and the firefox 
> gave me this error message:
> <snip>
> The page isn't redirecting properly
> Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for 
> this address in a way that will never complete.
>             *   This problem can sometimes be caused by disabling or 
> refusing to accept cookies.
> </snip>
> I then opened the browser and went the to https:// site and the 
> browser got the same error message.  I also tried IE 8 with the same 
> results.
> I double and triple checked every setting and finally disabled the 
> "Redirect Permanent" in the httpd.conf file, restarted apache and 
> cleared the cache on my Browsers.
> Manually browsing to http and https worked fine.
> I did some internet searching and finally found the below website.
> http://marzoa.com/2009/03/03/redirect-from-http-to-https-ssl-on-same-server/
> My solution based on the above URL:
> in the httpd.conf file.
> Do no use the "Redirect Permanent" statement.
> in the file: /etc/apache/conf/httpd..conf
> At the bottom of the file add these four lines.
> <note: there may be a better location for these lines
> # Force http redirect to https
> RewriteEngine On
> RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
> RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI 
> <https://%%7BHTTP_HOST%7D%%7BREQUEST_URI>}
> restart apache and http to https redirection now works perfectly.
> -Brad
>
>
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Jules

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