Enabling https (SSL) on LAMPP (XAMPP) at ubuntu 18.04 (Linux)
To enable the https e.g. SSL request on XAMPP/LAMPP at ubuntu 18.04 linux system please follow the instructions below.
- Stop the server if running.
- Create SSL files for 10 years:
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 3650 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout Documents/https_ssl.key -out Documents/https_ssl.crt
- Enter some of the SSL certificate information to create the SSL files.
- Open the file to add vhost for the https host:
sudo nano /opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
- Write the following scripts and save the file:
# Non-SSL or http hosts<VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot “/opt/lampp/htdocs/” ServerName localhost</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot “/opt/lampp/htdocs/test/” ServerName test.localhost</VirtualHost>
# SSL or https Hosts<VirtualHost *:443> DocumentRoot “/opt/lampp/htdocs/test/” ServerName test.localhost SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile “/home/user_name/Documents/https_ssl.crt” SSLCertificateKeyFile “/home/user_name/Documents/https_ssl.key”</VirtualHost>
- Open the file to uncomment the Include etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf line and save it:
sudo nano +488 /opt/lampp/etc/httpd.conf
- Start the server and you can now visit https://test.localhost.
Note: Please remember, you have to add the exception for self signed certificates.