You want to force https access to an ibay whenever you access it using http

Create a custom template that forces the redirection from http to https

This is a similar method to that used to force webmail to https

This how to is based on forum & devinfo posts, thanks to the posters particularly Orien Love & Tony Clayton and thanks for all the help I have received over the years from Gordon Rowell & Charlie Brady.

See http://contribs.org/modules/pbboard/viewtopic.php?p=98152&PHPSESSID=959ab7d52917db44da0c916f4be29d18#98152

and

http://lists.contribs.org/mailman/public/devinfo/msg07284.html

If it does not already exist then create the following directory

mkdir -p /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts

cd /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts

pico 60redir-ibayname1

Paste or type the following code including the brackets, replacing ibayname with the name of your ibay

{

if ($port ne "443")

{

$OUT .= <<'HERE';

## Redirect Web Address to Secure Address

RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^/ibayname https://%{HTTP_HOST}/ibayname

## End Of Redirect

HERE

}

}

Save the file & exit

Ctrl o

then

Ctrl x

/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

If you wish to force https access to other ibays then make additional template fragments with a different filename that contain the same code except with the ibay name changed to suit

eg

61redir-ibayname2

Warning: If you receive errors when you expand the template that refer to not finding HERE before EOF, then make sure you have no spaces before or after the HERE entry in the code

You can download a copy of this fragment from here, remember to edit it to suit your ibayname:

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/contribs//rmitchell/smeserver/contribs/https-ibay-redirection/

rm /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/60redir-ibayname1

and also remove any other additional ibay redirect fragments if required eg

rm /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/61redir-ibayname2

/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

/etc/init.d/httpd restart