Instaling SSL on apache2

Question

I've obtained an SSL certificate from Comodo. I try to install it on an apache server using the following steps:

1. Upload to the directory /home/perica these files:

   bedbids_com.crt

   bedbids_com.key

   bedbids_com.ca-bundle

2. Edit /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf with

    SSLEngine on   
    SSLCertificateFile "/home/perica/bedbids_com.crt"    
    SSLCertificateKeyFile "/home/perica/bedbids.key"    
    SSLCertificateChainFile  "/home/perica/bedbids_com.ca-bundle"
   

but at this point ssl is still not enabled. What do I miss?

Answer 1

Check that the ssl module is enabled with:

sudo a2enmod ssl

(assuming you use a debian based linux distribution)

Then you should add to your configuration file something like:

NameVirtualHost [your IP address]:443
< VirtualHost [your IP address]:443>
       ServerSignature On
       SSLCertificateFile    /path/to/the/certificate/from/your/certificate/company/apache.crt
       SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/the/file/created/in/step/1.key [can be a .pem file too I think]
       SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/intermediate/cert.crt [optional, only if yout certificate compay provides you with one]
       SSLEngine On
</VirtualHost>

You will find detailled instructions here: http://wiki.vpslink.com/Enable_SSL_on_Apache2