HTTP Notes

Installation Packages
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1- install package: ssl-cert


Commands of Interest
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1- make-ssl-cert /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf /etc/apache2/ssl/site1.horgoth.com.crt
                                : make an ssl certificate
2- a2ensite site.file.name      : enable a site file
3- a2enmod module name          : enable an available module


Files and Directories
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1- /etc/apache2/ssl            : Directory for ssl certificates
   /etc/apache2/mods-available/: Directory of available modules
   /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/  : Directory of modules that are in use
   /etc/apache2/sites-available/: Directory of available virtual hosts
   /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/  : Directory of virtual hosts that are used
   
2- /var/log/apache2            : log file directory
   /var/log/apache2/error.log  : start/stop/error messages
   /var/log/apache2/access.log : log of HTTP requests


Specific Configuration Tasks
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To set up an https web site
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0- sudo bash
1- update apache configuration
   a- edit /etc/apache2/ports.conf.  Add line with "Listen 443"
   b- a2enmod ssl

2- Create the certificate
   apt-get install ssl-cert
   mkdir /etc/apache2/ssl
   make-ssl-cert /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf /etc/apache2/ssl/site1.horgoth.com.crt
                                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
								 your site name here
3- cd /etc/apache2/sites-available

4a- edit default, 
      change "NameVirtualHost *" to  "NameVirtualHost *:80"
      change "<VirtualHost *>" to  "<VirtualHost *:80>"
4b- edit each site.file
      change "<VirtualHost *>" to  "<VirtualHost *:80>"

5- edit a new.site.file for the https site.
This is the site1.horgoth.com https site file
========================================================================
<VirtualHost 144.38.212.56:443>
        ServerName  site1.horgoth.com
        ServerAlias www.site1.horgoth.com
        ServerAdmin webmaster@horgoth.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/secure-site1.horgoth.com
        <Directory />
                Options FollowSymLinks
                AllowOverride None
        </Directory>
        <Directory /var/www/secure-site1.horgoth.com/>
                Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
                AllowOverride None
                Order allow,deny
                allow from all
        </Directory>

        SSLEngine On
        SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/site1.horgoth.com.crt

        ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log

        # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
        # alert, emerg.
        LogLevel warn

        CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log combined
        ServerSignature On
</VirtualHost>
========================================================================

6- Enable the new site with
   a2ensite site1.horgoth.com.443

7- Make directory for site
   mkdir /var/www/secure-site1.horgoth.com

8- /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

9- Set up content in DocumentRoot

10- Browse site with
   https://site1.horgoth.com/document