Using SSL for Admin pages with Shared SSL af web host

  • I’m trying to implement the procedure that is described in <https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Administration_Over_SSL&gt;

    I add the following code to wp-config.php:

    define(‘FORCE_SSL_ADMIN’, true);

    When I try to login I get a window that asks me if I want to accept the certificate. I click yes and then I get an error message that says the requested URL is not found on that server?

    Will this simple process work with shared SSL or do you need exclusive SSL?

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  • To begin with, ask your host if they support shared SSL. if they do, there is some configuration required on your part. If not, you probably need to go up a notch in web hosting in order to be able to buy and install an SSL certificate yourself.

    Thread Starter matt1027

    (@matt1027)

    They do support shared ssl. And they use a setup like this. The regular server is called whateverxx.whateverhosting.com and the secure server with shared ssl is called securexx.whateverhosting.com.

    I asked them why I couldn’t get it to work and they were helpful enough to look at the configuration and said they didn’t see anything wrong but they also said, “I do notice that there is no set path to your SSL-based login listed anywhere in your configuration files.”

    I’m thinking that wp-config.php would need some code to tell it where to look for the secure server, since it is a different server. Maybe the procedure described in <https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Administration_Over_SSL&gt; only works when the shared ssl is on the same server.

    I guess I can use the plugin but it seems like the less plugins used the better.

    Thanks again.

    Is it true the official secure admin plugin only works on WP 2.7- ?…

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