How to enable SSL for a directory?

[Cheetoz]

I am running debian etch and apache2. I believe I have apache2 setup for SSL being 'webmin' is using it. But I do not know how to set up SSL for specific directories. ex: I want to enable SSL for phpmyadmin.

thanks/

edit: nm. When following the guide, I had forgotten to remove the directory from the port 80 virtual host, so it wasn't working.

 

[Fint]

I don't think you can do SSL per-directory, I think its per-site.

 

[PTNL]

Correct ... SSL certificates are tied to the domain name and the physical server, not a web folder.

If you want to force SSL on some specific folders, then you can use some custom PHP code to force a redirection to HTTPS if HTTP is used before displaying the challenge form for phpMyAdmin.

 

[andyf]

Along with using some custom PHP code to force a redirection to HTTPS if HTTP you can also try making phpMyadmin as subdomain and then you can apply SSL for this subdomain.

 

[Xipher]

If the server is running apache you can use apaches config files (or a .htaccess in the directory) to force HTTPS if you have mod_rewrite enabled.

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