ssl

novice_php

hi im wondering is it possible to have an ssl, put in to my site for testing purpose. i want it to work from localhost. so when a user goes to my checkout it creates an ssl.

MarkR

You can set up a test SSL certificate, but you won't be able to get it signed by a proper CA.

This is not a problem, you can create a self-signed certificate and ignore the warnings on your development server.

Mark

novice_php

how would i go about to create a test certificate, ive got no idea as im fairly new to php

scrupul0us

its not a php issue... its a server issue... with apache its MOD_SSL or OPENSSL... i have no idea with IIS...

novice_php

ive got apache server 1.3.32 running, on my windows xp, i only want to have an ssl to appear before i go to my shopping cart. how would i configure this, would i just install mod_ssl. please help

scrupul0us

its kind of tricky... took me about a week to get mod_ssl workin on my linux machine but this is the thread where I finally got it working:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=410587

that covers the issues I had gettin modSSL to recognize my certs and so forth... it might not tell you everything, but it def will not be a waste of your time

novice_php

rhanks ill give it a shot, ive also found an article which im gonna try, it mite be use to others if not me 🙂
http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Apache/Installing-Apache-With-SSL-The-Complete-Guide/2/

scrupul0us

yea... i think apache.org might provide a win32 version with SSL already built-in, from there its just cert issues and startup with SSL... not sure tho

just as a friendly warning... dont run any webserver on your personal workstation unless it ONLY listens on localhost... aside from eating resources, if someone hacks your webDEV then your PC is at risk... if its doable get an old p2 box and thro linux on it... its def worth it... its a great learning experience and is more secure and better on resources... as my sig says, 2.2 ghz with 2 gb of RAM goes a loooong way on linux box, whereas on a windows machine it goes no where 😉

novice_php

cheers 4 the warning, im running localhost only for testing