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Install on Apache

Install on Apache - SSL Tutorial

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Install on Apache

- [Instructor] In this movie, we're gonna talk about how to install a purchased SSL certificate on an Apache web server. This is one of the hardest parts of the process of installing an SSL certificate because it requires us to know a little bit about how Apache works and to get in there and mess with those files and that's not a skill that necessarily everyone has. Most certificate authorities have installation guides to walk you through the process so you can always look there as a first place to find information or to help troubleshooting. The number one rule you should remember is that before you start editing any configuration files, make a backup of them. If you have a backup, then if you completely mess things up, you'll always have a file that you can go back to so just simply copy the existing configuration file before you start making changes. Depending on which version of Apache you have and how you have it configured, those configuration files might be in several different…

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