redirecting, so to speak

I have an interesting problem. I think I have an idea how to solve it, but I haven't a clue how to implement it :-) I have various sites sharing an IP address, and I want to allow editing and other management by connecting over SSL. That is, when you connect to http://site.domain.tld/ you get the site as it's usually presented, but hitting https://site.domain.tld/ will give you all of that plus magic buttons that I'll write in based on a flag variable set if you're connecting on port 443 and you've entered the right password and other such. The problem, of course, is that connecting to https://*.domain.tld will point me to the "default" (first defined) page instead of the site's actual page. Is there a way to have one page as a 'gateway' that displays the proper page based on the URL that calls it? I have fledgeling ideas for a couple of approaches but don't really know how to get going... TIA & HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!