Ssl Subdomain Problem

[paonza]

Hi All!

I have purchase a SSL certificate for a domain, example www.mydoamin.com

Now I open a subdomain: sub1.****.

I will expect to use the SSL cert bought for the "www" domain on the subdomin with a warning message.

But this doesn't work!

If I try to access to https://sub1.****/page.htm

the server redirect this request on https://www.****/page.htm

 

Is it correct or the cert isn't well installed?

 

what do you think about?

 

ciao

Fabio

[TCH-Rob]

Fabio,

 

Welcome to the forums. The cert was installed as it should have been. There are different kinds of SSL certificates. Most people use a regular certificate and it is good for only the main domain. Another type of cert is called a wildcard and it allows you to secure subdomains as well. The cost associated with a wildcard SSL is also several times the const of a regular SSL.

[TCH-Bruce]

Welcome to the forums Fabio

[abinidi]

Welcome to the forums Fabio.

 

With the information that TCH-Rob gave you, I'd just add that since your subdomains are all folders under your WWW (i.e. public_html) folder, you can still point people to your sub domain, but make your links to your secure content leave the subdomain.

 

So if you have a place called shopping.example.com, all your content resides in a folder called:

 

public_html/shopping/

 

So, when you want to direct people to the secure part of that subdomain, just send them to the https://www.example.com/shopping/ location, and it will work fine.

 

That way you can have the less-expensive certificate, and you can still have people use your subdomains as entry points to your content.

 

Just a thought. YMMV.

 

-Paul

[paonza]

Hi All guys!

Paul, your solution should be great!

Let me try and i'll back to tell you the restults!

 

thank you very much!

 

 

Fabio

[TweezerMan]

Welcome to the forums, Fabio!