SSL in /httpsdocs folder?

[President_Bush]

I am using a remote server to obtain pricing for an ecommerce site I put on SIGMA. It is the first time I setup SSL. So the vendor says I have to put the SSL files in the same folder as my HTML files. I always put my HTML files in th e /httpdocs directory and I though when I installed the secure certificate it would automatically go into the /httpsdocs folder. Do I have to do a mod rewrite to make apache act as if the files were all in one folder? Like add this to .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !443
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.example.com/require-secure/ [R]

or

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

Thanks !!!

[middleground]

Originally Posted by President_Bush

I am using a remote server to obtain pricing for an ecommerce site I put on SIGMA. It is the first time I setup SSL. So the vendor says I have to put the SSL files in the same folder as my HTML files. I always put my HTML files in th e /httpdocs directory and I though when I installed the secure certificate it would automatically go into the /httpsdocs folder. Do I have to do a mod rewrite to make apache act as if the files were all in one folder? Like add this to .htaccess

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} !443
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.example.com/require-secure/ [R]

or

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI}

Thanks !!!

Haven't done a bunch, but if you check option in domain setup for "Use single directory" it will write the rewrite for you.

[President_Bush]

Slam dunk !!!

Middleground you RULE. That was it. I still don't understand exactly how it works but it somehow makes the application think the SSL certificate is in the same location as the HTML files (as the programmer wanted it) and it works. As you suggested. It must be executing the apache mod rewrite. I think the Secure certificate files are physically associated with the htppsdocs folder although I cannot see them with filemanager. Thanks much and have a great weekend.