(OT) Determining whether request is coming via SSL

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, I need to ensure that the request coming in is via HTTPS not HTTP - perhaps even redirecting the user to the HTTPS page if required.

How can I detect whether SSL is used or not? The SERVER_PORT environment variable isn't sufficient if the web server is not running on standard ports, and SERVER_PROTOCOL is of no use either

Any ideas appreciated

2006-08-11 Retitled by planetscape, as per Monastery guidelines

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Original title: 'Determining whether request is coming via SSL'

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Re: (OT) Determining whether request is coming via SSL by sgifford (Prior) on Aug 11, 2006 at 04:34 UTC
Assuming you're using Apache, the mod_ssl docs say it sets a whole bunch of environment variables when SSL is used. -- sgifford's Web page	[reply]