(7.2+) Configuring HTTPS support for Apache Web Server

Use these steps to configure HTTPS/SSL support for Apache Web Server for use with VIS.

  1. Locate the httpd.conf file and open it in a text editor.

  2. Uncomment the following line:
    LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
  3. Add the "index.php" entry to the following section:
    <IfModule dir_module>DirectoryIndex index.html index.php</IfModule>
  4. Uncomment the following line:
    Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

    This will cause the httpd-ssl.conf file to be created in the .../conf/extra directory.

  5. Save your changes.

  6. Locate the httpd-ssl.conf file in the .../conf/extra directory and open it in a text editor.

  7. Change the port number in the following line to the HTTPS port number (where xxxx is the port number).
    Listen xxxx
  8. Change the port number in the following line to the HTTPS port number.
    <VirtualHost _default_:xxxx>                 
  9. In the General Setup section, change the ServerName port number to the HTTPS port number.
    #   General setup for the virtual hostDocumentRoot "c:/Apache24/htdocs"ServerName server.test.local:xxxxServerAdmin admin@example.com   
  10. Save your changes.