Magento unsecure and secure base_url settings in https only

Question

Magento 1.9 setup for https Only.

When the UNsecure_base_url is set to httpS is it normal behaviour for Magento to ignore the UNsecure_base_url settings for media, skin and js and use the secure_base_url settings for these folders?

For Example:

Base URL => https://mySecureSiteURL/

Base Skin URL => mySecureCDN-URL/skin

Base Media URL => mySecureCDN-URL/media

Base Java URL => mySecureCDN-URL/js

Secure Base URL => https://mySecureSiteURL/

Secure Base Skin URL => {{secure_base_url}}skin

Secure Base Media URL => {{secure_base_url}}media

Secure Base Java URL => {{secure_base_url}}js

Magento only ever uses the Secure Base URL settings for non-sensitive pages (ie catagory, product and CMS) and ignores the Unsecure Base URL settings pointing to CDN. Is this Normal?

Answer 1

Go to : System > Configuration > Web > Secure and make sure the following are set correctly :

• Base Link URL - {{secure_base_url}}
• Base Skin URL - {{secure_base_url}}skin/
• Base Media URL - {{secure_base_url}}media/
• Base Javascript URL - {{secure_base_url}}js/

With this, the paths generated will follow "Base URL". If a page is secure everything on it will also be served secure.