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#174556

I am using JA Tiris Joomla 2.5. I have just about completed the site and know trying to keep the site secure. I am trying to figure out how and where to insert the html code for the certificate. I have read a couple of the threads but still haven’t been able to figure it out. I am using Pay pal for the credit card transactions, but I am also trying to secure the site when it isn’t redirected to pay Pal. I don’t want personal information of customers to be vulnerable.

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#441489

Locate the “.htaccess” file in your site’s root directory. Download and save the file to your computer.

Open the “.htaccess” file with Notepad or another text editor. Add the following code to the text file:



RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !^443$

RewriteRule .* https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [QSA,R=301,L]
<IfModule !mod_ssl.c>

Redirect permanent / https://www.yourdomainname.com



Delete the “www.yourdomainname.com” reference and replace it with the domain name for your Joomla site. Save the file and exit the text editor program.


Open the “File Manager” application in your website control panel. Browse to the directory on your computer where you saved the “.htaccess” file. Upload the file to the root directory of your website. Overwrite the current “.htaccess” file if prompted to do so.


Browse to the administrative page for your Joomla website and log in as an administrator.


Browse to the “Global Configuration” link on the main control panel page in Joomla. Click the link to go to the main Joomla settings page.


Click on the “Server” tab near the top of the “Global Configuration” page.


Click the “Force SSL” drop-down box and select the “Entire Site” option. Click the “Save” icon in the upper right corner of the “Global Configuration” page.


Log in to the Joomla website as you normally would. Because you changed the “.htaccess” file, Joomla will now redirect normal “http” requests to the more secure “https” log-in page.

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#441491

OK, where do i add the html code that was geiven to me for the seal?

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#441492

<em>@kmjrecords 304682 wrote:</em><blockquote>OK, where do i add the html code that was geiven to me for the seal?</blockquote>
If I am understanding your question correctly . . . your webhost – from whom I assume you purchased your SSL Certificate – should have set it up and also uploaded the key files to your ROOT folder.

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1. kmjrecords

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#441493

Where do I add the above Code. is there a certain position for it or can I add it anywhere?

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#441494

<em>@kmjrecords 304684 wrote:</em><blockquote>Where do I add the above Code. is there a certain position for it or can I add it anywhere?</blockquote>
If it is an html code that simply displays the seal – assumingly calls the image through a url link – then you can place it in a Custom HTML module and assign it to virtually any position/location you want.

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1. kmjrecords

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#441496

Ok I am totally confused right now! Ok I have already been assigned a new IP address and the new records have been updated to point to the ned address. If that is the case then do still need to do what you suggested.

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#441497

Ok. Let me try it and get back to all that other stuff later. Time for a drink now. Thanks Tom

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#441498

<em>@kmjrecords 304687 wrote:</em><blockquote>Ok I am totally confused right now! Ok I have already been assigned a new IP address and the new records have been updated to point to the ned address. If that is the case then do still need to do what you suggested.</blockquote>
You would still need to update your Joomla files and administration settings as described within Post #2 above.

Here are a couple of additional resources you can refer to as well . . . .

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1. kmjrecords

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#441505

Ok the videos were cool and helped me but it didn’t deal with any of the code. It suggested that i go to each menu and go to metadata options and switch them to secure. The other video just suggested how to make sure you have an SSL connection. Which I checked and I do.

I also did as you suggested and went to a custom HTML Module and inserted the code. What appeared was the code and not the seal. i do believe that it is not a URL to go fetch the seal. Where do i go from here??

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#441506

<span id=”siteseal”><script type=”text/javascript” src=”https://seal.godaddy.com/getSeal?sealID=???????????”></script><br/><a style=”font-family: arial; font-size: 9px” href=”https://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-certificates.aspx” target=”_blank”>SSL certificate</a></span>

Here is the HTML code minus the seal ID.

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#441515

I might be wrong about it fetching the seal! Still trying to figure out where do i put the code

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#441516

<em>@kmjrecords 304697 wrote:</em><blockquote><span id=”siteseal”><script type=”text/javascript” src=”https://seal.godaddy.com/getSeal?sealID=???????????”></script><br/><a style=”font-family: arial; font-size: 9px” href=”https://www.godaddy.com/ssl/ssl-certificates.aspx” target=”_blank”>SSL certificate</a></span>

Here is the HTML code minus the seal ID.</blockquote>
First of all …. GoDaddy – UUGGGGHHHH !!! >:(

okay, now that THAT’S out of the way . . .

Does GoDaddy provide any instructions as to how to integrate that code in with their “seal?”

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#441523

No They Don’t give you any instructions. I can follow and input the code Tom. I jus don’t know if there is a specific location in the htaccess file.

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#441525

<em>@kmjrecords 304718 wrote:</em><blockquote>No They Don’t give you any instructions. I can follow and input the code Tom. I jus don’t know if there is a specific location in the htaccess file.</blockquote>
Honestly, I do not believe it matters. It’s all read the same way – much like CSS files … in which is doesn’t matter where in the file you enter a particular css class, so long as it’s in there, it will be read.

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