Yesterday i decided to install the apache2 web server with SSL support. I've tried to follow some tutorials, but just one of them was for Debian Etch and it didn't worked very well on my machine. So in order to try to fulfill that void, i made my own tutorial.
"The Apache HTTP Server Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows NT. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards."
Install apache2 server in Debian Etch
#aptitude install apache2Install openssl using the following command
#aptitude install openssl ssl-certAfter you install the apache server you'll need to generate in case you don't have one (witch was my case). The certificate is used to ensure a authenticity and integrity of client server communications. It'll be a self signed certificate, so it may generate some warning messages. To avoid this you can get a certificate from a trusted SSL certificate vendor.
Since apache2-ssl-certificate isn't available in etch, we need to use openssl.
To create the certificate do
#openssl req $@ -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out /etc/apache2/apache.pem -keyout /etc/apache2/apache.pemEnter the desired information for your certificate and then set the correct permissions for .perm file.
#chmod 600 /etc/apache2/apache.pemApache server listen for incoming HTTP requests on port 80, for HTTPS it must listen on port 443, so we need to add this information to the file /etc/apache2/ports.conf.
#nano /etc/apache2/ports.confAdd the following
Listen 443
and save the file (ctrl+x).
Now you need to enable SSL suport for apache server.
#a2enmod sslRestart apache server with
#/etc/init.d/apache2 restartNote: The command above may not work for you, like it didn't for me, so i used instead
# apache2ctl startif you get an error like:
# apache2ctl startapache2: Syntax error on line 189 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Could not open configuration file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf: No such file or directoryUse this, it worked for me
#touch /etc/apache2/httpd.confNext step, configuring SSL Certificate to Virtual Hosts in Apache2
Make a copy of /etc/apache2/sites-available/default, change the name and add some lines
#cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/ssl#nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/sslchange it to something like
NameVirtualHost *:443
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem
...
</VirtualHost>
Save the file (ctrl+x)
Now link the file to /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/
#ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-available/ssl /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/sslRestart the server and test your configuration
#/etc/init.d/apache2 restartor
# apache2ctl restartand
https://localhost/References:
http://www.debianadmin.com/install-and-configure-apache2-with-php5-and-ssl-support-in-debian-etch.htmlhttp://www.geocities.com/arhuaco/doc/subversion/apache-subversion-in-debian.htmlhttp://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=546505
