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Activate SSL Apache2

Today, let us see the steps followed by support techs to activate it.

1. Firstly, locate your Apache configuration file and open with a text editor.The name of your Apache configuration file depends on your system platform. Typically, your Apache configuration file is named httpd.conf or apache2.conf.
   • Version and Path :
   • RedHat, CentOS, Fedora /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
   • Ubuntu, Debian /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
   • SLES /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
2. Then, verify or update Apache’s SSL configuration file and save.
   1. Open your Apache SSL configuration file, httpd-ssl.conf (or ssl.conf). If you cannot locate the configuration file, see the Apache documentation for your operating system.
   2. Verify that the following line is uncommented:

      Include conf/extra/[httpd-]ssl.confCopy Code

      Note: On CentOS 7, the file is called ssl.conf rather than httpd-ssl.conf.
   3. Add the following section to your configuration file (httpd.conf):For Debian, Fedora, SUSE, and Ubuntu Linux distributions:

      <IfModule ssl_module> Listen 443 </IfModule>Copy Code

      For CentOS and RedHat Linux distributions:

      <IfDefine SSL> Listen 443 </IfDefine>Copy Code

   4. Update the SSLCertificateFile and SSLCertificateKeyFile values to the correct certificate paths and file names.For example:

      ... SSLCertificateFile /path/to/my_cert_name.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/my_key_name.key ...Copy Code

   5. Save your changes and close the file.
3. Restart the Apache Web Server.Linux OSRestart Command
   • Debian 8 or newer Ubuntu 15.04 or newer

    $ systemctl restart apache2.serviceCopy Code

   • CentOS 7 or newerRHEL 7 or newer

    $ systemctl restart httpd.serviceCopy Code

   • Debian 7 or olderUbuntu 14.10 or older

    $ sudo service apache2 restartCopy Code

   • CentOS 6RHEL 6

    $ sudo service httpd restartCopy Code

4. Finally, test your SSL connection. Go to https://your-server-ip-or-name to test your SSL setup.

This must the same hostname that you entered into the common name field when creating your certificate.

Conclusion

In conclusion, our Support Engineers showed us steps to Activate SSL Apache2. Drop us a line in the comments if you face any trouble.