 Posted 6/18/2008 4:45:40 PM
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I'm a complete newbie when it comes to SSL (https://) connections. I have a client who's trying to setup a secure connection to his website. When I type in http://www.websitename.com I get his home page. When I try using SSL, https://www.websitename.com, I get a placeholder page. I don't know where this page is coming from. I contacted the hosting company and they told me I need to contact the registrar for the domain name. I'm lost at this point. I'm assuming this placeholder page would be somewhere on the hosting server, but where is this page located? I thought using SSL would be as simple as uploading a page to the "SSL" area of the hosted account (where I thought this placeholder page was coming from), but I don't see any type of directory like this.
On the placeholder page, I see the following paragraph:
"If you can see this page, then the people who manage this server have installed cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) which use the Apache Web server software and the Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) successfully. They now have to add content to this directory and replace this placeholder page, or else point the server at their real content."
It seems like my client has SSL installed on the account, but I don't know where to go from here to setup a secure page. What directory is this paragraph referring to?
Can someone point me in the right direction or at least educate me a little more on setting up and using SSL pages? I'm just trying to make a simple link from the unsecure area of the website to the secured area so users can fill in personal information to submit.
Thanks in advance.
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