SSL and Protocol in Symfony – a No-hassle Filter for Redirecting

It’s Easy! But it’s something we all have run into, and when we do we are filled with the dreaded realization that we have to use our brains again. I imagine a perfect world where we all use our brains as little as possible, and so, I give you the sfProtocolFilter. It requires three easy steps. Allow me to explain:

1) Download the class file. You can find the code here. You can put this class wherever, but I prefer to put it in /path/to/project/apps/myapp/lib/sfProtocolFilter.class.php.

2) Activate the filter in your application:

#/path/to/project/apps/myapp/config/filters.yml
#...
# insert your own filters here
protocol:
  class:   sfProtocolFilter

3) Turn SSL on in your application:

#/path/to/project/apps/myapp/config/app.yml
prod:
  protocol:
    secure:   off

Make sure you only turn this on for your production environment, especially if you have a local dev install. You’ll be redirected to a nonexistent server if you activate this locally.

And that’s it! Now every time somebody visits your application, they’ll be redirected to a Secure Socket Layer. And you have managed to leave your brain out of the equation.

13 Nov 2009 | no comments »