How to get https working with apache on linux?

@tressie.damore 

To get HTTPS working with Apache on Linux, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Install Apache: If Apache is not already installed on your system, you can install it using your package manager. For example, on Ubuntu, you can run the following command: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install apache2
2. Enable SSL module: Apache comes with a module called mod_ssl that provides support for SSL/TLS encryption. You can enable this module by running the following command: sudo a2enmod ssl
3. Generate SSL certificate: You will need to generate a SSL certificate for your domain. You can either purchase a SSL certificate from a certificate authority or you can generate a self-signed certificate for testing purposes. To generate a self-signed certificate, you can use the following command: sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/apache-selfsigned.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/apache-selfsigned.crt
4. Configure Apache to use SSL: Next, you will need to create a new virtual host configuration file for your domain with SSL enabled. You can copy the default SSL configuration file provided by Apache and then edit it with your domain settings. Here is an example configuration: sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourdomain.com.conf sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourdomain.com.conf In the configuration file, you will need to update the ServerName, ServerAdmin, and SSLCertificateFile/SSLCertificateKeyFile directives with your domain and SSL certificate paths.
5. Enable the new virtual host configuration: Once you have configured the SSL virtual host, you can enable it by running the following command: sudo a2ensite yourdomain.com
6. Restart Apache: Finally, restart the Apache web server to apply the changes: sudo service apache2 restart

After completing these steps, your Apache server should now be configured to use HTTPS with SSL encryption. You can test the setup by accessing your website with https:// in the URL.