[rt-users] RT 3.8.11 with nginx+SSL

[ktm at rice.edu]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2012 at 10:00:50AM -0500, Thomas Sibley wrote:
> Gerard FENELON wrote:
> > Stab in the dark: have you changed $WebBaseURL ?
> 
> Ken @ rice.edu wrote:
> >> and the URL is http://rt2.rice.edu:8443 and not the https
> >> version. If I change the URL manually from http to https
> >> I have logged in. If I try to reply to a ticket, after I click
> >> update, it again goes to the http version of the URL and not
> >> the https version.
> 
> Gerard nailed it.  :)  Normally you shouldn't set WebBaseURL yourself,
> but when running SSL on a non-standard (not 443) port, you need to.
> 
> For reference, quoting from RT_Config.pm:
> 
>   =item C<$WebBaseURL>, C<$WebURL>
> 
>   Usually you don't want to set these options. The only obvious reason
>   is if RT is accessible via https protocol on a non standard port, e.g.
>   'https://rt.example.com:9999'. In all other cases these options are
>   computed using C<$WebDomain>, C<$WebPort> and C<$WebPath>.
> 
> You probably want something like:
> 
>   Set($WebDomain, 'rt2.rice.edu');
>   Set($WebPort, 8443);
>   Set($WebBaseURL, 'https://rt2.rice.edu:8443');
> 
> Alternatively, you could be slightly more clever:
> 
>   Set($WebBaseURL,
>       sprintf('https://%s:%d',
>               map { RT->Config->Get("Web$_") } qw(Domain Port)));

I am trying to get the nginx+fastcgi+SSL on a non-standard port running
at the same time as the currently installed Apache+mod_perl2+SSL on the
standard ports (80, 443). I used the WebBaseURL above and the Apache
instance works but the nginx still has the http problem.

Ken