SSL

[lnenad]

It that time in a boy's life to learn new things to keep up with the latest trends. Now i've been doing google researching but i simply don't get it.

 

How do you use SSL, how do i interact with the user using SSL, all i know is when it's https it's secure but what about if the user tries to access the script with http?

 

I've got Xampp for local testing and open_ssl, on their website nothing can be found (it's as old as php ). Any help would be appreciated

[backie]

A php script will work just the same on https or http. If you wish to stop http usage you could try checking $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] to see if it is the correct port.

 

So far I have never had to change a script/app to be used on SSL

[lnenad]

Yes but how is it used, how do i use SSL with my scripts, will just by adding httpS (and if the server supports it) all of the inf be encrypted ?

[tomdchi]

your scripts don't have anything to do with or care about ssl.  ssl is done between the browser and server connection.  As long as the server has a ssl certificate installed and you use https in the browser then it should be encrypted with whatever scheme that the ssl cert is configured for.  In xampp I think it installs a self signed certificate which is ok if its just for your use but since it was not issued by a Certifying Authority (like verisign) then your browser is going to throw an error saying that cert if from an untrusted source (you).  That doesn't mean its encryption is not working though.

[lnenad]

That's what i wanted to know, thanks, i was thinking that special code is necessary when using SSL. Cheers