can't access create_account.php

[kiokoCatAList1]

I have had a smooth install, linking to DB running PHP, set all the right permissions on post install, even changed layout but I can't get access to create_account.php from the main page (right column link) 'create an account' the message is the bog standard explorer:-
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I can confirm that when I try to access the url changes from http to https. I have cookies switched on on my browser, not sure what to try next? Running on Linux. I am able to create an account from within admin.

thanks.

[kiokoCatAList1]

Guys! What is it I'm not doing, it is a permissions thing I know this but where am I not looking?

Come on guys I have read the post install and i have taken out all the .htaccess files.

[michael_s]

Do you have ssl enabled in osCMax and on your server? If it is not installed on your server (you need to compile apache and php with ssl support) then disable it in osCMax (turn off SSL/HTTPS in the configure.php file.)

[kiokoCatAList1]

My Linux setup is such that the provider only has SSL on windows not on the Linux but they say I can save the pages to this server and it will work but I can't see how without alot of path changing throughout the site?

[michael_s]

That is why it is not working. Just disable ssl for now to see if it works without it...

[kiokoCatAList1]

I have changed the configure.php to read 'ENABLE_SSL' false. This allows me to see the pages that I could not see before but won't this mean that the site will have no secure transactions? If this is true then I want to fix this as I wish to offer customers secure transaction, how can I do this? Thanks

[michael_s]

Hi,

That step was needed to demonstrate to you that your server's ssl is not set up correctly. Now you need to go to your host and have them set up ssl for your domain, which also means you will need to purchase a SSL certificate. Then you can enable it.

[kiokoCatAList1]

The package I have with my host includes SSL certificate but they only run this on windows. The is so confusing. I originally set up on windows and they advised that they could only run OSC on the linux environment so I had to strart from scratch and now I find out that they don't have SSL configured on there linux.

Thanks for all your help I shall go back and ask if they can recompile their linux config to include ssl.