DA - Installatron - SSL - question

lightningbit

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Hi,

not sure where to ask otherwise, but with all the experts here, maybe someone here can give an answer.

For one of my projects, I'm using a reseller account in DA with a hosting provider.

In a user account, I added a test domain, I enabled SSL in DA for that user and domain. Generated an SSL cert with "letsencrypt"
all going well

I installed joomla on http://www.domain.com, inside joomla (global config), I wanted to enable (enforce) HTTPS for the whole site
I get an error back from joomla: "HTTPS not available or enabled on the server"

Strange

So I went back, installed another instance of joomla to https://www.domain.com (selectable in installatron, the path where you want to install the framework/plugin)
which then ends under /private_html in stead of /public_html
of course I need to access it with HTTPS to begin with, and of course, when I then inside joomla, want to enforce HTTPS for the whole site, it works.

So is it indeed required to install the framework directly under https in /private_html, in order to use https?

Cloning (the installatron feature) between http and https does not seem to work. Once installed under https, e.g. cloning that installation to http://www.domain.com/test, I see installatron do the work, but going to that URL afterwards, I get a 404
although the files are there




L.

(the reason to start with HTTPS is because google and others start to favor https over http while searching, indexing, ....)
 
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Once in user level, go to "Domain Setup" and click on your domain to edit it.
Select "Use a symbolic link from private_html to public_html..."
This way you can install all your data into public_html

This will also delete private_html directory and it's contents.
You should now be able to open your site with http and https.

Regards,
Alex
 
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