We all know that an online store must have Secure Socket Layer (SSL) as customers use their confidential information such as credit card number etc. to make a purchase on your website. The private SSL certificate
is very much vital for any eCommerce website. Even your visitors will
also not prefer to buy from your store for being less secure.
Why SSL?
As above mentioned, SSL is very much necessary feature for your Magento Store as it is used to encrypt all communication between the browser and the server so as to ensure that all data goes through a secure (HTTPS) connection.
For all Magento Store merchants, it is strongly advised to implement SSL in their stores. Following are the steps to set up SSL in Magento Store:
Step 1
For Setting up SSL, you must get a SSL certificate first and contact your web host to set up the same for your domain.
Step 2
The next step would be to enable the certificate which can be done by following:
In the above image, you can see different fields such as Base URL, Base Link URL etc under “Unsecure” and “Secure” sections. In Base URL fields you need to enter the regular website URL and website URL for SSL Connections. Leave other values unchanged because they’ll be set by script automatically once you’ll enter the Base URL.
Other fields are meant for URLs of the skin, media and JavaScript folders. Drop Down fields will give options of “Yes” and “No” for allowing SSL Support in frontend and backend of website.
4. Clear your cache.
5. Now check your website frontend. Try to add a product to the cart and checkout. It should take you to https.
Note: Keep in Mind that SSL Connection over HTTPS version would be slow as compared to HTTP. So it is advised to implement it only on those pages which contain or process confidential information.
Why SSL?
As above mentioned, SSL is very much necessary feature for your Magento Store as it is used to encrypt all communication between the browser and the server so as to ensure that all data goes through a secure (HTTPS) connection.
For all Magento Store merchants, it is strongly advised to implement SSL in their stores. Following are the steps to set up SSL in Magento Store:
Step 1
For Setting up SSL, you must get a SSL certificate first and contact your web host to set up the same for your domain.
Step 2
The next step would be to enable the certificate which can be done by following:
- Go to Magento Admin area -> System -> Configuration -> Web
- Define the insecure (non-SSL) and secure (SSL) URLs
In the above image, you can see different fields such as Base URL, Base Link URL etc under “Unsecure” and “Secure” sections. In Base URL fields you need to enter the regular website URL and website URL for SSL Connections. Leave other values unchanged because they’ll be set by script automatically once you’ll enter the Base URL.
Other fields are meant for URLs of the skin, media and JavaScript folders. Drop Down fields will give options of “Yes” and “No” for allowing SSL Support in frontend and backend of website.
4. Clear your cache.
5. Now check your website frontend. Try to add a product to the cart and checkout. It should take you to https.
Note: Keep in Mind that SSL Connection over HTTPS version would be slow as compared to HTTP. So it is advised to implement it only on those pages which contain or process confidential information.
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