Enable SSL for apache server in 5 minutes

[Charles]

This post describe how to quickly enable SSL for apache web server under linux. This has been done on a clouded virtual machine, the Linux distribution is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server, the one provided by Amazon Aws or Microsoft Azure.… Continue Reading

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[AfroViking]

Thank you so much!!! I can finally go to bed now

BTW I would also recommend these lines in the default-ssl or default-ssl.conf (depending on what is in your folder when logged into your server
/etc/apache2/sites-available/

under: <Virtual host default:443>

Find a place to put this three lines

Header add Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=1576800"
SSLProtocol all -SSLv2 -SSLv3
SSLCipherSuite HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5

</VirtualHost>

This will give you a better score at https://sslanalyzer.comodoca.com/

[Charles]

@AfroViking
thanks for the head up, I will add these line for sure

[Israel Barragan]

So simple. I had to do a few trick on my apache configuration becabuse I compiled it from source but your post helped a lot. I have setting up my SSL on my Debian and Linux Mint distros.

[Raju Ginne]

how to enable ssl for only website in server all other are port 80

if i enabled ssl module then port 80 http traffic refusing

[test123]

You bloody genius.

[rubybenson]

Thanks for this great article. I got many ideas from this blog. You may get some more ideas here http://bit.ly/2Afdi6i

[Oliver Russell]

Nice guide for integrating <a href="https://www.cloudways.com/blog/add-ssl-certificates-to-custom-php-sites/">PHP with SSL</a>. But this doesn't include how to write redirect rules so your http php site is redirect to https urls. You can write the redirect rules in .htacess.

[Ethan Roman]

Thank you

[imheretobeuseful]

AWS amazon, I was able to make this guide working in 2020.
anyway, for apache2/php7 you have to change this:
000-default-ssl is now default-ssl
also pay attention to symlink creation. if red, something bad. if its blue, good 4 you.
also, depending on the distribution, to check apache you may apachectl -V
cercatore @ github.com
or httpdctl -V

[Hasibur Joy]

Hi, This is hasibur joy. I have a site and i also want to enable SSL for my site: here is my site link: Blog With Joy.