Images not displaying on Https website

[V12CatMan]

I am using Web Designer 11 Premium. I have a site that I just installed a Comodo certificate on at Hostmonster and activated.The http version shows correctly but no images or menus (except text) show under https.

Some Googling suggests that it is an issue related to using absolute html addressing for css files and images rather than relative addresses is the issue.

I did a quick forum search but could not find info on this. Appreciate any help.

Thanks!

[gwpriester]

Welcome to TalkGraphics

I am not use here but several members have been working with this. Maybe they can shed some light.

[Acorn]

I am using Web Designer 11 Premium. I have a site that I just installed a Comodo certificate on at Hostmonster and activated.The http version shows correctly but no images or menus (except text) show under https.
Some Googling suggests that it is an issue related to using absolute html addressing for css files and images rather than relative addresses is the issue.
I did a quick forum search but could not find info on this. Appreciate any help.
Thanks!

All Xara links are relative unless you have made them absolute yourself.
we need to have the web address so we can advise further.

Acorn

[V12CatMan]

All Xara links are relative unless you have made them absolute yourself.

Acorn

Here is an example of what the source shows:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="index_htm_files/xr_main.css"/>
<img class="xr_ap xr_ro xr_ro0 xr_tt3" src="index_htm_files/6198.png"

Thanks - Gary

[Egg Bramhill]

Hi CatManDo. If you're using an HTTPS site then ALL the content needs to be within the secured part of the server. So I suggest using Absolute links such that :

href="index_htm_files/xr_main.css"/

becomes:

href="https://www.my-site.com/index_htm_files/xr_main.css"/

Don't mix encrypted files with un-encrypted files.

[V12CatMan]

Hi CatManDo. If you're using an HTTPS site then ALL the content needs to be within the secured part of the server. So I suggest using Absolute links such that :

becomes:


Don't mix encrypted files with un-encrypted files.

Egg - a couple of questions:
1. If I use Https addressing will the pages still display correctly under Http (say certificate expired or not installed) or is it a case of Https + certificate at all times?
2. Where is the Https set globally? I see the following in the web properties HTML Body Code

<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>

Thanks...Gary

[V12CatMan]

Looking at another non Xara site that is all Https: I see the images referenced relatively so that equates to the following:

<img class="xr_ap xr_ro xr_ro0 xr_tt3" src="\index_htm_files/6198.png" as opposed to <img class="xr_ap xr_ro xr_ro0 xr_tt3" src="index_htm_files/6198.png"

How do I accomplish that?

I'm further confused by this post which talks about creating an https site. My understanding was that if a certificate was in place that was all that was needed.
https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...lative+address

Thanks....Gary