State/region/province not populating when using ssl

[Valdez360]

PHP 5.3.10
joomla 2.5.11
vm 2.0.22a

I have a problem. When I turn on ssl in the VM2 configure page, go to the cart in an unregistered/unlogged in state and change the country, no matter what I do I can't get it to populate the State / Province / Region drop-down - required field, so no one can register.

http(s)://oxfordgenetics.com

[jenkinhill]

Works for me in Firefox22 but you have some non-ssl urls in your page head which can stop some browsers from working correctly - and they may also flash up a security warning.

eg. <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://oxfordgenetics.com/components/com_mijosearch/assets/css/mijosearch.css" type="text/css" />
<script src="http://oxfordgenetics.com/components/com_mijosearch/assets/js/autocompleter.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

[Valdez360]

Hii Jenkinhill. Many thanks for your response.

I have had the site in non-secure mode, because browser won't load insecure and secure items. I have tried turning off sef urls and that allows the cart to load. I need sef urls though. the mijosearch box can be turned off no problem. Is the <base href...http:///> causing this?

When I had the ssl in the cart turned on (very early) this morning I found these "http://" links:

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<base href="http://oxfordgenetics.com/component/virtuemart/cart" />

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<iframe src="http://oxfordgenetics.com/index.php?nosef=1&format=html&option=com_virtuemart&view=vendor&layout=tos&virtuemart_vendor_id=1&tmpl=component" class="tos_iframe" ></iframe>
<br style="clear: both;"/>

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<input value="1" type="checkbox" id="agreed_field" name="tosAccepted"  class="terms-of-service"  required="required" autocomplete="off" />
<label for="agreed_field">I agree to the Terms of Service<a target="_blank" href="http://oxfordgenetics.com/index.php?nosef=1&format=html&option=com_virtuemart&view=vendor&layout=tos&virtuemart_vendor_id=1&tmpl=component" onclick="javascript: return op_openlink(this); " >(Terms of Purchase )</a><strong>* </strong> </label>

Is one of these the culprit?

[Valdez360]

I only have one link remaining item in the source with http:

<base href="http://oxfordgenetics.com/component/virtuemart/cart" />

The browsers are still unable to show the checkout page without moaning or blocking css/js Funny because I had it working yesterday when I turned off sefs.
Can anyone see anything that I have missed?

Hi jenkinhill. Yes, it seems to work in ff22 because ff pretends to make it work. For how it really is  lok at chrome or ie. I am at my wits end as I am out of ideas. I had the http links down to zero and it still wouldn't work. (try updating shipping and payment options via country dropdown).

Everythiing works perfectly when sefs are turned off.

[Valdez360]

It is the <base> tag.

Why would Joomla! keep an http base tag on a https page?
Why doesn't everyone else using vm not have this problem? Do they just turn sefs off?

[PRO]

is it set in your joomla configuration?


root/configuration.php

var live site=

[Valdez360]

Thanks for your reply PRO.
I haven't set it in the configuration.php because we only need the cart to be secure, not the whole site. Is there a way of achieving this?

[PRO]

Thanks for your reply PRO.
I haven't set it in the configuration.php because we only need the cart to be secure, not the whole site. Is there a way of achieving this?

did you check the file?

[Valdez360]

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public $live_site = '';

[PRO]

does this only happen with the 1 page checkout?

[Valdez360]

Dear PRO. Happens with or without OPC. I have spent hours trying every possible combination of options. Using Nextor template.

[PRO]

you are running 2 different jquery files

&&
nobody can really check when you are running 1 page checkout.

Have you asked about this in their forum?

I checked the POST with httpfox & there is NO response at all.

BUT! also the site is VERY slow for me when going into https


Have you tested with a standard joomla template?

& without 1 page checkout?

[Valdez360]

Many thanks for the feedback PRO.

I have heeded your httpfox suggestions. I know that this could almost be the subject of a new topic thread, but can you suggest a template that definitely has full compatibility with VM2 that will sort this out for us once and for all?

I have turned/deactivated OPC (RUPOSTEL's OPC) off/on many times and can see no difference.

[PRO]

Many thanks for the feedback PRO.

I have heeded your httpfox suggestions. I know that this could almost be the subject of a new topic thread, but can you suggest a template that definitely has full compatibility with VM2 that will sort this out for us once and for all?

I have turned/deactivated OPC (RUPOSTEL's OPC) off/on many times and can see no difference.

Have you atleast checked to see if it is the template?

You do that by testing with a standard joomla template

[Valdez360]

Thanks again

We have come to the reluctant conclusion that the template is not the major culprit here, but in fact that the choice of cart software might have been critical. I tried different templates. I have tried weeding through the cart page for http links (and still have an amber warning padlock in Chrome). I have tried dumping OPC (which on the whole behaves well).

Is there a VM2 site out there which has no problems where only the cart page is secure? I think that we are pushing this technology to the limit here.

other problems:

• Jotcache stops the updating/removal of cart items
• Auto currency switcher doesn't work (latest pre release version only works with Germany)

IfI could get rid of these I would be a happy fellow.

btw, the initial problem that the thread was started with was a no ajax problem whilst the cart thought it was really insecure. We have shipping and pay auto select etc. now working.