Re: SSL and FP Forms

From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 19:12:28 -0400

See inline below. 

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"norm" <norm@stokesabode.com> wrote in message news:19b8d01c41cef$4cdfe6c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Sorry pretty new to this SSL form stuff and am a little
> confused.  You said:
> Options
> 1. If I buy my own SSL certificate and the host applies
> it, doesn't that make the complete site secure creating
> overhead?  Host said they can "set me up with a dedicated
> SSL" is that the same?
No, as you only go into SSL mode when you access a page via https and a dedicated SSL is the same
thing as I was referring to by buying your own.
>
> 2.  Host supports PHP, how does PHP play with FP 2003 and
> the forms it creates?  Can you point me in a direction to
> look for what at I need?
You can use FP to create the forms, then you would have to custom write a form handler to process
the form data. I only work with ASP and Windows IIS servers, so I can not help with PHP. As for FP
working PHP, it can be done.
>
> Like I said, newbie here to SSL forms, know what I need
> but not how to do it.
>
> thanks
> Norm
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >When using a Shared SSL certificate, the host must have
> the FP extensions also on the server with
> >the SSL, if users need to use FP Forms.
> >
> >Otherwise you have two options...
> >
> >1. Purchase your own SSL Certificate and have the host
> apply it to your entire domain.
> >
> >2. Use PHP, ASP, etc. to process the form, which
> depending on what is supported by the host.
> >
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> >
> >"Norm" <norm@stokesabode.com> wrote in message
> news:19e9d01c41ce6$2de4c640$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> After extensive effort I need some help.  Situation:
> >>
> >> Using FP forms you can make pretty nice input forms
> then
> >> an associated confirmation page that will import the
> >> content of the form.
> >> Problem:
> >>
> >> Customers started complaining that they do not want to
> >> input personal data (especially CC numbers)in non
> secure
> >> forms.
> >>
> >> Attempt that failed:
> >>
> >> I contacted my host who provided me with the path to
> the
> >> secure host but soon discovered there appears to be no
> >> way of pointing the FP form to use the secure host.  FP
> >> appears to be a modified version of FormMail.
> >>
> >> To get around this I changed the Send to option to
> other,
> >> (custom ISAPI, NSAPI, CGI, or ASP script) then deleted
> >> the current web-bot code and restarted.  Using the
> other
> >> option you can enter the desired fields including
> >> required fields and the secure server path as you need
> to.
> >>
> >> New Problem:
> >>
> >> Using this option you are using Formmail from the host,
> >> which only provides for (upon successful entry)
> >> redirecting to another html page but formmail has no
> way,
> >> (that I can find) to import the contents of the form
> in a
> >> confirmation page like FP does
> >>
> >> I really need both, secure mode and the forms data in
> the
> >> confirmation page.
> >>
> >> Is there a way I can use FP's forms and great features
> >> but tell FP to call the form page through my secure
> >> host?
> >>
> >> If not is there a way that anyone has found that allows
> >> you to import the form contents of a formmail page into
> >> another html page.
> >>
> >> Norm
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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