OpenSSL + Apache 2.2 on a windows 2003 server box
Ok I felt it was cool to pass along what I've found with trying to run OpenSSL on Apache 2.2 on a windows 2003 server hosted by Godaddy on a Virtual dedicated server. This article assumes you already have OpenSSL up and running on your server, if not Start here » http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html
First download the Apache with OpenSSL (mod_ssl.so) included here - http://www.apachelounge.com/download/
After Apache install...
Open up a command prompt and go to the
Example uses - www.buycycletrader.com
first command to run generates the key - openssl genrsa -out www.buycycletrader.com.key 1024
second command generates the CSR request - openssl req -new -nodes -key www.buycycletrader.com.key -out www.buycycletrader.com.csr
Now get your certificate from like a GoDaddy and place the key file with it along with any bundle packages .crt file if needed.
Last step - edit the
* SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your/certificate/file
* SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your/key/file
* SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/intermediate/bundle/file (if nessary un-comment)
Close and save!
Go to your
LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
AND...
at the very bottom un-comment the line so it looks like below;
# Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
Save your file and restart your server and test!
Wha-La! SSL - Now keep inmind that you can't use multiple domains on one IP for SSL, each domain need it's own IP if you are to have multiple SSL websites on the same server.
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