View source for Access Joomla over HTTPS

[[image:Joomla_logo.jpg]]

'''NOTE:''' This has not been tested with Amahi 7. Following this guidance is at your own risk and could break your HDA. 

=Step 1 - Setting up port forwarding=

* Forward port 443 to your HDA IP address (example: 192.168.2.10)

=Step 2- Install ssl module=

* Type the following command 
**<code>yum -y install mod_ssl</code> 

=Step 3 - Create Certificate=

* Go to your config file for apache, 
**<code>cd /etc/httpd/conf/</code>

* create a key and a self-signed certificate
**<code>openssl genrsa -out filename.key 1024</code> 
**<code>openssl req -new -key filename.key -x509 -days 1000 -out filename.crt</code>

=Step 4 - Edit httpd config files=

* Go to the folder /etc/httpd/conf
** <code>cd /etc/httpd/conf</code>
*** You can type <code>ls</code> to list the files.

* Edit httpd.conf
** <code>nano httpd.conf</code>

* Insert a new line with the following:
** <code>NameVirtualHost *:443</code>

* Save httpd.conf
** control+O

* Exit nano
** control+X 		

=Step 5 - Edit Joomla config files=


* Go to the folder /etc/httpd/conf.d
** <code>cd /etc/httpd/conf.d</code>
*** You can type <code>ls</code> to list the files.

* Edit the joomla config file
** <code>nano ****-joomla.conf</code> 
*** ''(note that the number may change for you)(example: 1006-joomla.conf)''

* Add the following text on a new line:
<pre><VirtualHost *:443>

               ServerName joomla
               ServerAlias username.yourhda.com:443

               SSLEngine On
               SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/filename.crt
               SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf/filename.key

               DocumentRoot /var/hda/web-apps/joomla/html

               <Directory "/var/hda/web-apps/joomla/html"> 
                       Options Indexes FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI
                       AddHandler fcgid-script .fcg
                       AllowOverride AuthConfig
                       Order allow,deny
                       Allow from all
               </Directory>

         </VirtualHost></pre>

* Save your web-app.conf
** control+O

* Exit nano
** control+X

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=step 6 - Restart httpd service=

* Restart your httpd service by issuing the following:
** <code>service httpd restart</code>

<strong>Enjoy</strong>

[[image:joomla.jpg]]

= See also =
[[Access HDA over SSL]]