When switching to https, the padlock is not showing

[suhailc]

Hi to all fellow OSCommercians!

This is my first post on this forum, so hello, how do u do, and nice to meet u. OSC looks like the lick to me, so hopefully I'd like to get as involved as I can!

My problem :

I've tried looking thru the forum for relevant docs but have been unable to find anything specific to my problem.

When switching to https, the padlock does not show up. If I try and navigate to a normal .gif or .txt file such as www.mydomain.com/catalog/includes/picture.gif, then it loads up and the padmlock is on.

However, when entering My Account, my address is:

https://www1.securesiteserver.co.uk/...alog/login.php

but the padlock is missing. If I do a refresh, I can see the padlock for a split second, but then it disappears.

I contacted my hosting provider, and this is what they had to say:

"Thank you for your email. The SSL lock most likely doesn't appear because you have references to files/images outside of the ssl in the html document. Make sure all links and images (etc) are either relative paths or referenced via https://xxxx."

Does anyone know why this mite be happening? And where and what files to edit to stop it from happening?

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Regards,
Suhail.

[michael_s]

Have you edited oscommerce or is it the default install?

[suhailc]

Well, I used the default install instructions, but also specified the https server.

[michael_s]

My question was more directed at finding out if you have modified any of the code in default.php or any other files.

I am assuming no by your answer, so could you post a url where I can look at your site? It is pretty tough to diagnose without a look at the paths...