Re: [apache-ssl] SSL Detection Within Server
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Re: [apache-ssl] SSL Detection Within Server



Dave Finnegan wrote:
> 
> I have a module built into an Apache-SSL server which needs
> to know if a request has arrived via an SSL port or a
> cleartext port.
> 
> Is there an easy way to determine this?

Yep - check for the presence of an environment variable called 'HTTPS' -
it will be set if SSL is being used - you can also look at 'SERVER_PORT'
which should equal your secure server's port. For more like this, check:

  http://www.ford-mason.co.uk/resources/apache-refcard/

cheers,
Adam
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