[rt-users] SOLVED: RE: https redirects to http

[Ruslan Zakirov]

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 6:29 PM, CB <kjcsb at xnet.co.nz> wrote:
>> >> > RT 4.0.8
>> >> >
>> >> > We have set up RT to be accessible over https:
>> >> > RT_SiteConfig.pm
>> >> >
>> >> > Set($WebPort, "443");
>> >> >
>> >> > However when a ticket is resolved or updated, after the Update
>> >> > button is clicked the website goes to the http site. What
>> >> > configuration option am I missing?
>> >> >
>> >> > Have we set up lifecycles incorrectly?
>> >>
>> >> This doesn't have anything to do with lifecycles.
>> >> I assume you've set one of the other $Web* variables incorrectly.
>> >> Check that you haven't set WebURL or WebBaseURL rather than setting
>> >> WebDomain and WebPort.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Nothing obviously wrong that I can see:
>> >
>> > Set($rtname, "domain.com");
>> > Set($WebDomain, "support.domain.com"); Set($WebPort, "443");
>> > Set($Organization, "domain.com"); Set($OwnerEmail, "root");
>> > Set($WebImagesURL, RT->Config->Get('WebPath') . "/NoAuth/images/");
>> > Set($LogoURL, RT->Config->Get('WebImagesURL') . "bpslogo.png");
>> > Set($LogoLinkURL, "http://www.domain.com"); Set($LogoAltText, "Domain
>> > Ltd logo"); Set($LogoImageHeight, 38); Set($LogoImageWidth, 181);
>> > Set($DefaultSummaryRows, 10); Set(%FullTextSearch,
>> >     Enable  => 1,
>> >     Indexed => 0,
>> > );
>>
>> By default RT on redirects figures out domain and port from ENV
>> variables to allow people to run RT on http and https at the same time
>> or on multiple domains. It doesn't work in some situations or we forgot
>> some variable. Use CanonicalizeRedirectURLs and if you like to
>> investigate futher then collect %ENV vars that RT sees.
>>
>> --
> Thanks
>
> Set($CanonicalizeRedirectURLs, 1);
>
> That has fixed the problem.
>
> Since that setting is off by default I wonder whether there is a downside to that turning it on?

Yes. With the option enabled you can only run RT with one canonical
URL, no alternative URLs.

-- 
Best regards, Ruslan.