Let us take a closer look at how to install and manage the Cloudflare SSL certificate on Xampp and the configurations necessary to set it up with the support of our Server Management Support Services at Bobcares.

How to Install an SSL certificate for Localhost XAMPP?

We’ll go over how to generate a CSR code and install an SSL certificate for Localhost XAMPP in this section. You’ll also discover the best place to buy cheap SSL certificates and learn a few interesting facts about XAMPP.

If we already generated the CSR code and received the SSL certificate in a ZIP folder, we can skip ahead to the installation steps.

Installing an SSL certificate on XAMPP

Please ensure the activation and authentication of the CSR and certificate. And also ensure that they are issued prior to installing the certificate.

We must obtain the certificate from the account or via email. We can then install using the files provided there.

Requirements

Three files are necessary for installing the Cloudflare SSL certificate to Xampp:

1. The downloaded SSL certificate (the.crt file, or ‘Security certificate’).
2. The Certificate Authority bundle (the.ca-bundle file) from the Namecheap account, is available in the archive.

It’s worth noting that if we download the certificate archive from the COMODO email, the bundle will split into three parts.

Such as COMODORSADomainValidationSecureServerCA.crt, COMODORSAAddTrustCA.crt, and AddTrustExternalCARoot.crt.

In this instance, we must combine them into a single.crt file in the following order:’

• COMODORSADomainValidationSecureServerCA.crt
• COMODORSAAddTrustCA.crt
• AddTrustExternalCARoot.crt.

The personal key. This code, together with the CSR code used for certificate activation, should have been created on the server. This code is strictly confidential.

It is not sent to us at any point during the certificate processing process, thus it is present only on the server or other CSR generation site.

Cloudflare SSL certificate Xampp Installation 1

We can begin the installation by following the steps below once we have all of the required files and are confident that the certificate matches the private key:

1. Upload the files indicated above to the server. Although it may be easier to save the contents in a single folder, we can upload the files to any directory on the server that is convenient for us.
2. After that, we have to locate the configuration file for the website. We can locate the configuration file ways in two methods:

   1:We can either locate it directly from the XAMPP control panel.

   2: Or, we can use the file explorer. The path to the configuration file is determined by the folder we chose during the XAMPP control panel setup. When we access the panel, we can see the installation folder.

The Apache folder is present in the directory supplied. Navigate to the conf folder >> extra folder >> httpd-ssl.conf file from there. We can use any text editor to open the file.

Cloudflare SSL certificate Xampp Installation 2

The following command may be helpful to find all configuration files from which Apache reads Virtual Hosts:

"D:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe" -S

Note that the path to the XAMPP folder used in the command is an example, remember to change it according to tot the requirements.

• Save the modifications after editing the configuration file using the Virtual Host for port 443. Here is an example of the necessary additions:

  VirtualHost *:443
DocumentRoot "/var/www"
ServerName yoursite.com
ServerAlias www.yoursite.com
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile "D:/xampp/apache/ssl/yourdomain_com.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "D:/xampp/apache/ssl/yourdomain_com.key"
SSLCACertificateFile "D:/xampp/apache/ssl/yourdomain_com.ca-bundle"
VirtualHost

  Please ensure to change the paths in the sample to the paths and filenames in the certificate instructions for a smooth installation of the Cloudflare SSL certificate to Xampp.

  Note: Typically, a self-signed certificate is already installed on the server. It is not necessary to add another Virtual Host in this case.

  We should add the path to the new trustworthy certificate, bundle, and private key to the existing one for port 443.

After the changes are saved, restart the server. This can be done via the XAMPP control panel by stopping Apache. This is the final step in the process to set up the Cloudflare SSL certificate Xampp.

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Conclusion

To conclude we have now learned more about the configuration and setup of the Cloudflare SSL Certificate Xampp and the various configurations, the requirements and the installation process, and the steps necessary to complete it with the support of our Server Management Support Services.