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Perch Runway SSL 404 Error

I am running a fresh copy of the latest Perch Runway system on a blank hosting environment using the default .htaccess rewrite rules from the documentation in the root of the web server along with the /perch folder (renamed /admin). I have an SSL certificate loaded onto my site for https:// requests and have set define('PERCH_SSL', true); in the config to force it for all pages. When I did so, now the control panel page throws a 404 error. Is this a mod rewrite conflict because my .htaccess file is in the root affecting the child /perch folder files?
Kevin Wolff

Kevin Wolff 0 points

  • 3 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

3 years ago

We're actually deprecating PERCH_SSL - it was intended for sites in mixed environments, which doesn't really happen any more.

Why are you using it here?
Kevin Wolff

Kevin Wolff 0 points

3 years ago

Ah, that makes sense. I was attempting to force Perch Runway to run all pages using https:// and the documentation suggested that config definition along with individual Perch tags to force a certain page. My project is an e-commerce site, so I'd like the entire thing to be run using the SSL cert. Should I just use the root htaccess file?
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

3 years ago

You should be configuring this at your web server, really. Runway doesn't need to know whether it's https or not.
Kevin Wolff

Kevin Wolff 0 points

3 years ago

So I have removed the deprecated definition from config and my hosting provider suggested the following for my .htaccess file at the public root outside the /admin folder. The browser rewrites the https:// and www. but I get a Perch 404 when attempting to access site.com/admin or site.com/admin/index.php.

RewriteEngine On
# SSL
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
# WWW
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^interfitphoto.com
RewriteRule (.*) https://www.interfitphoto.com/$1 [R=301,L]
# CMS
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/admin
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule .* /admin/core/runway/start.php [L]
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

3 years ago

So was it working before you did this? If your request isn't even getting as far as Runway, this is a bit outside of my wheelhouse.