{"id":521,"date":"2020-12-05T12:20:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T12:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.velaninfo.com\/rs\/?post_type=techtips&p=521"},"modified":"2021-10-05T05:34:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T05:34:07","slug":"how-to-enable-ssl-on-a-wamp-server","status":"publish","type":"techtips","link":"https:\/\/www.velaninfo.com\/rs\/techtips\/how-to-enable-ssl-on-a-wamp-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable SSL on a WAMP Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Websites in development environment that uses a WAMP server sometimes requires https to be available for further development of the application\/websites. To enable https on the development server, we need to enable SSL manually.<\/p>\n

The following steps are to enable SSL on a WAMP server \u2013<\/p>\n

Step 1: Download and Install OpenSSL on the server. <\/strong><\/p>\n

OpenSSL is available in both 32 and 64 bit versions. You can download the OpenSSL software for windows from the link http:\/\/gnuwin32.sourceforge.net\/packages\/openssl.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Make sure you leave the installation to the default settings.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Creation of SSL Private Key and Certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the software is installed, the next step is to create the private key and certificate.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the Start Menu -> Right click on command prompt -> \u201cRun as Administrator\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Change the directory to the location where OpenSSL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    cd C:\\Program Files\\openssl-win64\/bin<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Creation of private key and setting up passphrase<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      opensslgenrsa -aes256 -out private.key 2048 #generating private key<\/p>\n

      opensslrsa -in private.key -out private.key #removing the pass phrase<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. The next step is to create the certificate which involves answering a some questions. The common name should set as \u201clocalhost\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        opensslreq -new -x509 -nodes -sha1 -key private.key -out certificate.crt -days 36500 #creating the certificate<\/p>\n

        Step 3: Copy the created SSL Key and certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The next step is to create a folder called \u201ckey\u201d in the location C:\\wamp64\\bin\\apache2.4.41\\conf\\. Copy C:\\Program Files\\openssl-win64\\bin\\certificate.crt and private.key to the newly created folder called key (C:\\wamp64\\bin\\apache2.4.41\\conf\\key).<\/p>\n

        Step 4: Edit the httpd.conf file<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The next step after copying of the files is to edit the httpd.confffile. Open the file C:\\wamp64\\bin\\apache\\apache2.4.41\\conf\\httpd.conf and un-comment (remove #) from the following 3 lines \u2013<\/p>\n

        LoadModulessl_module modules\/mod_ssl.so<\/p>\n

        Include conf\/extra\/httpd-ssl.conf<\/p>\n

        LoadModulesocache_shmcb_module modules\/mod_socache_shmcb.so<\/p>\n

        The next step is to confirm that the following line is un-commented in the \u201cphp.ini\u201d file located in \u201cC:\\wamp64\\bin\\php\\php7.0.10\\php.ini\u201d<\/p>\n

        extension=php_openssl.dll<\/p>\n

        Step 5: Edit the httpd-ssl.conf file<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The next step is to edit the httpd-ssl.conf file located in C:\\wamp64\\bin\\apache\\apache2.4.71\\conf\\extra\\httpd-ssl.conf. The existing parameters should be changed to the following<\/p>\n

        VirtualHost *:443><\/p>\n

        DocumentRoot “c:\/wamp64\/www”<\/p>\n

        ServerName localhost:443<\/p>\n

        ServerAdmin admin@example.com<\/p>\n

        ErrorLog “${SRVROOT}\/logs\/error.log”<\/p>\n

        TransferLog “${SRVROOT}\/logs\/access.log”<\/p>\n

        SSLCertificateFile “${SRVROOT}\/conf\/key\/certificate.crt”<\/p>\n

        SSLCertificateKeyFile “${SRVROOT}\/conf\/key\/private.key”<\/p>\n

        CustomLog “${SRVROOT}\/logs\/ssl_request.log”<\/p>\n

        <\/VirtualHost><\/p>\n

        The DocumentRoot folder is the location where the website files are located. The ServerName can be set as \u201clocalhost\u201d or the name set to access the website like \u201cexample.com\u201d<\/p>\n

        Step 6: Restart the WAMP Server<\/strong><\/p>\n

        The final setep in enabling SSL in WAMP server<\/strong><\/a> is to restart the WAMP server for the changes to take effect. A green WAMP icon indicates that everything is good. If the icon is orange, it means that there is problem with the syntax in the configuration.<\/p>\n

        Running the C:\\wamp64\\bin\\apache\\apache2.4.41\\bin\\httd-t in the command prompt will list the syntax errors if any.<\/p>\n

        Note<\/strong>: As the certificate we have created is a self-signed certificate, you will receive a security warning.<\/p>\n

        At Velan<\/strong><\/a>, our server support engineers can help you setup SSL on your WAMP server. For details, please visit https:\/\/www.velaninfo.com\/mservices\/managed-it-services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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