newbie question

External Since: Oct 01, 2007 Posts: 2

Dear reader,

I posted a question about xampp and ssl/tls. But I think that that question
maybe isn't relevant. I read somewhere that TLS/SSL is a completely Apache
'issue', in the sense that my PHP files aren't affected (e.g. I don't have
to change my source files).

Is this correct?

With kind regards,

Dennis van Weelden

External Since: Oct 01, 2007 Posts: 1

Dennis van Weelden wrote:

> I posted a question about xampp and ssl/tls. But I think that that
> question maybe isn't relevant. I read somewhere that TLS/SSL is a
> completely Apache 'issue', in the sense that my PHP files aren't affected
> (e.g. I don't have to change my source files).
>
> Is this correct?

Well, yes, you are! In simple terms, TLS/SSL only affects ('modifies') the
content that is transferred, no matter what content it is, or how it was
generated. More technically speaking: According to the OSI-model, TLS/SSL
is on a lower layer than HTTP (and thus not restricted to allow only
HTTPS).

HTH,
Regards,
Felix