Re: checking for and enforcing https

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 9:39 AM, tedd <tedd.sperling@gmail.com> wrote: > Sometimes I feel like a child here. > > Under what circumstances would one require that? > > If your script is in a https directory, isn't that secure? OR, is > this something else? > > Please explain. HTTPS is a protocol: HyperText Transfer Protocol - Secure. It means using SSL (Secure Socket Layers) on an HTTP connection (via TCP/IP, etc.... BVDs.... ;-P). Just because your files reside in an https/ directory doesn't mean anything if there's no SSL certificate and secure connection - usually on port 443 as opposed to the non-secure HTTP port 80. -- </Dan> Daniel P. Brown Senior Unix Geek <? while(1) { $me = $mind--; sleep(86400); } ?>