How To Install Apache 2 with SSL on Linux (with mod_ssl, openssl)

1. Download Apache

#cd ~

#wget http://www.eng.lsu.edu/mirrors/apache//httpd/httpd-2.2.17.tar.gz

#tar xvfz httpd-2.2.17.tar.gz

install by yum:

[root@localhost ~]# yum install httpd

2. Install Apache with SSL/TLS

#cd httpd-2.2.17

#./configure --help

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#./configure --enable-ssl --enable-so

#make

#make install

3. Enable SSL in httpd.conf

# vi /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf

 adding this text:

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Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

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vi /usr/local/apache2/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

# egrep 'server.crt|server.key' httpd-ssl.conf

SSLCertificateFile "/usr/local/apache2/conf/server.crt"

SSLCertificateKeyFile "/usr/local/apache2/conf/server.key"

4. Create server.crt and server.key file

#cd ~

Making a private key:

#openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024

Next, generate a certificate request file (server.csr) using the above server.key file.

#openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr

Finally, generate a self signed ssl certificate (server.crt) using the above server.key and server.csr file

openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt

5. Copy the server.key and server.crt

cd ~
cp server.key /usr/local/apache2/conf/
cp server.crt /usr/local/apache2/conf/

6. Start the apache and verify SSL

/usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
Apache/2.2.17 mod_ssl/2.2.17 (Pass Phrase Dialog)
Some of your private key files are encrypted for security reasons.
In order to read them you have to provide the pass phrases.
Server www.example.com:443 (RSA)
Enter pass phrase:
OK: Pass Phrase Dialog successful.

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