Question:
My SSL Certificate is already active. How do I install it?
Answer:
1. Connect to your host ;
2. Turn on SSL mod:
sudo a2enmod ssl
3. Check your config path
apachectl -S
4. Open your config, e.g. in Ubuntu path would be:
/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf:1
5. To set up a virtual host for HTTPS (port 443) include the following into your configuration.
Don't forget to include files to correct folders.
Save configuration.
Don't forget to include files to correct folders.
Save configuration.
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName example.com (replace with your domain)
DocumentRoot /var/www/
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/ssl/certs/hosted_fun.ca-bundle
</VirtualHost>
5. Here's an explanation of directives
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem - this is a pem certificate for site itself
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key - your private key
SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/ssl/certs/hosted_fun.ca-bundle - bundle from downloaded archive (obsolete since 2.4.8, you can comment it by adding "#" before SSLCertificateChainFile or leave it but it won't affect configuration)
6. Check config syntax after you've changed configuration:
apachectl -t
7. Restart Apache service:
sudo service apache2 reload
Changes will affect immediately.
