On Wednesday 19 November 2008, you wrote: > There seems to be some general confusion over using SSL since > recent changes in both Etch and Lenny. Several HOT-TO articles show > a "NameVirtualHost *:443" example [for Etch] which, from what I've > read, are not supported. I got it working by just adding a separate > VirtualHost for *:443 using the default ports.conf so this change > seems like a step towards easier configuration. > > I presume the recommended way to support both http and https for a > given Document Root is to duplicate the <VirtualHost *:80> > configuration inside <VirtualHost *:443> tags? > Or is it acceptable to use nested VirtualHost tags?
The recommended way is shown in /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl . Just call "a2ensite default-ssl". Name based virtual hosts are not supported with SSL. And the *:port syntax is only for name based virtual hosts. One should use <VirtualHost _default_:443> or <VirtualHost 10.1.2.3:443> for SSL virtual hosts. The method described in many etch how-tos with "NameVirtualHost *:443" won't work with more than one SSL virtual host. See also http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/ Cheers, Stefan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
