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| Installing your SSL Certificate/Web Server Certificate / Secure Server Certificate from RapidSSL.com |
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| Apache + SSLeay Certificate |
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Firstly when your issuance email arrives it will contain your web server certificate.
Copy your web server certificate into a text editor such as notepad and save as yourdomain.cert on your web server.
If you have not already set up a secure virtual host or would like to learn more about SSL, refer to the following link for more information:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/SSL-RedHat-HOWTO.html#toc4"
Note: The examples below use the following naming conventions: "Your Private Key" = "domainname.key"; "Your Web Server Certificate" = "domainname.crt" |
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Copy the certificate to the Apache server directory in which you plan to store your certificates (by default: /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.crt/ or /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.crt/).
Note: Copy the entire contents of the certificate from (and including) the -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE----- lines. |
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Open the Apache httpd.conf file in a text editor.
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Locate the SSL VirtualHost associated with your certificate. Verify that you have the following 2 directives within this virtual host. Please add them if they are not present:
SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.crt/domainname.crt (or server.crt)
SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.key/domainname.key (or server.key)
Note that some instances of Apache will store Virtual Host information in a ssl.conf file. If your httpd.conf contains no Virtual Host information then you will need to locate and amend the ssl.conf as above.
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Save the changes and exit the editor. |
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Start or Restart your apache web server using one of the following commands:
By default:
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl startssl
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/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart
Other commands:
/usr/sbin/httpd startssl or restart
/usr/sbin/httpsd startssl or restart |
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Test your certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive (e.g. https://your server/) to indicate you wish to use secure HTTP.
Note: The padlock icon on your browser will be displayed in the locked position if your certificates are installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL. |
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