For SSL Certificate Installation in Apache (Ubuntu OS) follow the instructions below :
1. First Copy the Certificate files to your server on apache directory : In case of Ubuntu or Linux OS find path /etc/apache2/
2. Find the Apache config file to edit Apache's main configuration file is typically named httpd.conf or /etc/apache2/conf.d/ or /etc/apache/sites-available/.
3. Create a files under apache configuration directory mention above like website-ssl.conf for SSL.
If you need your site to be accessible through both secure (https) and non-secure (http) connections, you will need a virtual host for each type of connection. Make a copy of the existing non-secure virtual host.
4. Configure it for SSL as described below :
<VirtualHost *:443>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
ServerName www.yourdomainname.com
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your_domain_name.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your_private.key
SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/DigiCertCA.crt
</VirtualHost>
2. Find the Apache config file to edit Apache's main configuration file is typically named httpd.conf or /etc/apache2/conf.d/ or /etc/apache/sites-available/.
3. Create a files under apache configuration directory mention above like website-ssl.conf for SSL.
If you need your site to be accessible through both secure (https) and non-secure (http) connections, you will need a virtual host for each type of connection. Make a copy of the existing non-secure virtual host.
4. Configure it for SSL as described below :
<VirtualHost *:443>
DocumentRoot /var/www/html/
ServerName www.yourdomainname.com
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your_domain_name.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your_private.key
SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/DigiCertCA.crt
</VirtualHost>
rename the file names to match your certificate files as mention above.
5. Test your Apache config before restarting your apache service . Run the following command in case of ubuntu OS.
sudo service apache2 restart
Troubleshooting: If your web site is publicly accessible tool like (SSL Tool 1 , SSL Tool 2, SSL (Grading)) can help you find problems.
