Adding secure web forms to my C5 site

Permalink May 23, 2011 at 6:45 PM

I am developing a site for a client who needs one of the forms on the site secured with SSL and use HTTPS. Originally I thought I'd get the SSL certificate set up and use the Force SSL block to force the HTTPS. However, it turns out that the way their server is setup, the secured files live in a completely separate area on the server and so the URL looks something like this:
https://separatearea.sitename.com/formname...

I've been trying to think of the simplest way to set this up. Do I need to setup a completely separate install of C5 in the secured area? If so, can I somehow link to the template files used in the main install - maybe use a PHP include for this?

I just don't know if I'm over thinking this and figured others have dealt with this before.

Thanks!
Aaron

jordanlev replied on May 23, 2011 at 7:31 pm Permalink Reply

If your web host requires that http and https files be in different locations on the server (which is kind of crazy, but I understand it's not always an option to just switch web hosts), I think your best bet is to just run the whole site under https.