FP forms not working with https

[Merrae McCann]

I recently purchased a SSL certificate for my site. Now, my contact form and
email list form do not work when I access my site using https; I get a Front
Page error. My site is secure, however, my server (Earthlink) does not have
a redirect set, so my site is accessed at http://www.notecardsbymer.com. I
would, however, like to have my "contact us" page secure but when I set up
the link to https://www.notecardsbymer.com/feedback.htm, the form will not
work. That's also true for the email list form on my index page. Also, one
other question, if I change my entire site to be accessed through https, will
that influence or change my search engine results which at this point are
high ranking? I hope I have made myself clear on questions. Thanks so much
for your help!!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You web host must apply the FP extensions to port 443 for your account, so that you can use FP forms
under SSL.

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[Merrae McCann]

Thank you Thomas! Will most servers apply the FP extensions to port 443 or
not? I think I may have asked Earthlink a long time ago about this and they
said they would not do it. If that is the case, what are my alternatives?
Can I use another type of form format with FP 2003?

Also, do you know if my search results will change if I switch from http to
https? Earthlink said I'm on a shared server, if that makes any difference,
and that my IP address would not change. I'm not really sure what all that
means, so if you have any ideas, I sure would appreciate your expertise.
Thanks much...as always!

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

If the web host let you have the FP extensions and SSL, then they should be willing to configure the
FP extensions to use SSL. Your other options are to use a 3rd Party service where your SSL
transaction is completed on their server or write a custom server-side scripting application to
process your form via SSL, etc., finally you could switch web host.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
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