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Setting up a secure server; getting a weird error message when using https://

gregerly
192 Expert 100+
Hello all,

I appologize if this is the wrong place for this post. Not sure where else it would go. I am building a shopping cart with PHP. I know that on a page where you would collect the user information it should be an https:// rather than http. What do I need to do in order to get an https instead of http? When I code the page to go to https://www.mydomain.com/somepage.php I get a strange error code pop up. The error message is: 66.7.xxx.xxx has sent an incorrect or unexpected message. Error Code: -12263

Has anyone worked with secure http? What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance!

Greg
Jul 26 '07 #1
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pbmods
5,821 Expert 4TB
Changed thread title to better describe the problem (did you know that threads whose titles contain three words or less actually get FEWER responses?).

Heya, Greg.

Setting up a secure server is a pretty involved task, but it can be done.

Are you using a professionally-hosted server, or are you trying to set up a test server on your own network?

What operating system / server software is your server using?
Jul 26 '07 #2
gregerly
192 Expert 100+
Thanks for the heads up with the subject. I'm hosting with a prof. hosting company, Hostdime. It is my understanding that all I need to do is install a SSL (that hostdime provides) in the root of my site. Then I can use https instead of http? Does this sound accurate? I'm assuming that I'm getting the wierd error because I don't have an SSL installed.

Thanks again for the help.

Greg
Jul 26 '07 #3
kovik
1,044 Expert 1GB
Yes, you can't just type https and suddenly have a secure connection. You'll need SSL.
Jul 27 '07 #4
pbmods
5,821 Expert 4TB
Heya, Greg.

Ok. You need an SSL certificate.

Check out this article. You may want to stay in contact with your hosting provider through this process (for example, the Common Name of your certificate must match your server name).
Jul 27 '07 #5
gregerly
192 Expert 100+
Thanks so much for your help. Looking forward to getting this working!

Thanks again,

Greg
Jul 27 '07 #6
pbmods
5,821 Expert 4TB
Heya, Greg.

Good luck with your project, and if you ever need anything, post back anytime :)
Jul 27 '07 #7

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