VirtueMart can use both a private SSL certificate and a shared SSL certificate. Below you will find guidelines how to configure it depending on the certificate you want to use.

VirtueMart and Private SSL certificate

In the following article we assume that you have already purchased a ssl certificate. Now in order to configure VirtueMart to use Private SSL you should follow the instructions below:

1. Log in your VirtueMart site with the administrator’s username and pass

2. Enter the VirtueMart admin area by clicking on Admin link in the left menu

3. Click on Admin link in the top menu of the admin area and choose Configuration from the drop down menu

4. Click Path & URL tab

5. Change the SECUREURL setting from http://yourdomain.com to https://yourdomain.com

VirtueMart and shared SSL certificate

To configure VirtueMart to use the shared SSL certificate, please follow the steps 1 through 4 above. You just need to change the SECUREURL setting from http://yourdomain.com to https://serverip/~user, where the server IP is the IP of your host server and the user is the username you use to login to your CPanel. You can find your server IP and your cPanel user in Customer Area->Manage Accounts section-> Manage page of the account in question.

Please note that the shared SSL will result in warning pop-ups for the people checking out through your VirtueMart.

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