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Do you have Cpanel? How do you access your site outside of x-cart?

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no Cpanel can access files etc with FTPEditor

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How do you set up your email accounts, change passwords, etc.?
Who is your hosting company?
How did you create your x-cart database?

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Sorted, thanks for the prompts.

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Did you achieve what you wanted to?

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No because when i did the following Check "Use HTTPS for users' login and registration:" and "Use secure login form on a separate page (HTTPS):" and uncheck "Do not redirect customers from HTTPS to HTTP:"
I was subsequently locked out of admin so it looks like i need to do some more work, it is a step learning curve to say the least.

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It sounds like you do not have HTTPS. I'm sorry, I assumed because you were making an e-commerce site you had it. You can't really run a e-commerce site without it. Most web hosting companies will offer shared SSL (https), does yours? While not really the best to use as it will sometimes show errors (the certificate doesn't belong to your web site) it should still work.

In order to use x-cart, you needed to have a mysql database created, along with a user and password. You had to enter that information when you installed x-cart. How did you create that database?

Ask your web host if you have access to phpMyAdmin, or some other way to edit your database outside of x-cart.

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I have access to phpMyAdmin as this is where i had to go to reset the settings that locked me out of admin.
X-cart was installed and set up by a third party who has now left the face of the earth or at least it looks that way, this is why it is a steep learning curve for me and to be honest i am not sure if i have a shared SSL (https), i am trading online with a merchant account does this help.

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If you have a merchant account, you may already have SSL. Maybe it just isn't set up properly. Who is your web host? Most web hosting companies include shared SSL (the visitor will get a warning saying the certificate belongs to your web host, not your web site). If you want your own SSL certificate your web host probably sells them, and will help you set it up.

Is your site live or still in development?

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My site has been live for over a year now, at what point does the customer get the warning that the certificate belongs to the web host as i am unable to replicate this message.
All of the payment methods are dealt with the bank that the merchant account is with via protx, does this answer why i was locked out of admin.