Configure my localhost & apache to allow for ssl.

Resources

• http://shiningthrough.co.uk/Setting-up-an-SSL-enabled-Apache-development-server-using-Phusion-Passenger-on-OS-X-Snow-Leopard
• http://www.modssl.org/
• http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/docs/mod_ssl.html

Solution:

• Go here: http://developer.apple.com/internet/serverside/modssl.html

• Note: when asked for “Common Name” when creating your certificate file, instead of using the 127.0.0.1 use the domain name
  you are going to use for development. ie: www.mysite.local

  # This is the Apache server configuration file providing SSL support.
  # It contains the configuration directives to instruct the server how to
  # serve pages over an https connection. For detailing information about these
  # directives see
  #
  # Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
  # what they do.  They're here only as hints or reminders.  If you are unsure
  # consult the online docs. You have been warned.
  
  # Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG):
  # Configure one or more sources to seed the PRNG of the SSL library.
  # The seed data should be of good random quality.
  # WARNING! On some platforms /dev/random blocks if not enough entropy
  # is available. This means you then cannot use the /dev/random device
  # because it would lead to very long connection times (as long as
  # it requires to make more entropy available). But usually those
  # platforms additionally provide a /dev/urandom device which doesn't
  # block. So, if available, use this one instead. Read the mod_ssl User
  # Manual for more details.
  #
  #SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/random  512
  #SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/urandom 512
  #SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/random  512
  #SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512
  
  #
  # When we also provide SSL we have to listen to the
  # standard HTTP port (see above) and to the HTTPS port
  #
  # Note: Configurations that use IPv6 but not IPv4-mapped addresses need two
  #       Listen directives: "Listen [::]:443" and "Listen 0.0.0.0:443"
  #
  Listen 443
  NameVirtualHost *:443
  
  ##
  ##  SSL Global Context
  ##
  ##  All SSL configuration in this context applies both to
  ##  the main server and all SSL-enabled virtual hosts.
  ##
  
  #
  #   Some MIME-types for downloading Certificates and CRLs
  #
  AddType application/x-x509-ca-cert .crt
  AddType application/x-pkcs7-crl    .crl
  
  #   Pass Phrase Dialog:
  #   Configure the pass phrase gathering process.
  #   The filtering dialog program (`builtin' is a internal
  #   terminal dialog) has to provide the pass phrase on stdout.
  SSLPassPhraseDialog  builtin
  
  #   Inter-Process Session Cache:
  #   Configure the SSL Session Cache: First the mechanism
  #   to use and second the expiring timeout (in seconds).
  #SSLSessionCache         "dbm:/private/var/run/ssl_scache"
  SSLSessionCache        "shmcb:/private/var/run/ssl_scache(512000)"
  SSLSessionCacheTimeout  300
  
  #   Semaphore:
  #   Configure the path to the mutual exclusion semaphore the
  #   SSL engine uses internally for inter-process synchronization.
  SSLMutex  "file:/private/var/run/ssl_mutex"
  
  ##
  ## SSL Virtual Host Context
  ##
  ServerName www.mysite.local
  ServerAlias www.mysite.local
  #   General setup for the virtual host
  DocumentRoot "/Users/markevans/Sites/www.mysite.com"
  ServerAdmin mark@mysite.com
  
  ErrorLog "/Users/markevans/Sites/logs/www.mysite.com/error_log"
  CustomLog "/Users/markevans/Sites/logs/www.mysite.com/ssl_request_log" \
  "%t %h %{SSL_PROTOCOL}x %{SSL_CIPHER}x \"%r\" %b"
  SSLEngine on
  SSLProtocol all -SSLv2
  SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP:+eNULL
  SSLCertificateFile /Users/markevans/Sites/sslcerts/www.mysite.com/server.crt
  SSLCertificateKeyFile /Users/markevans/Sites/sslcerts/www.mysite.com/server.key
  

• Handy Degbugging Command lines

• sudo apachectl configtest
• http -S

You want to have dev.yoursite.com and www.yoursite.com but you don’t want dev.yoursite.com visible to the public.

Solution:

If your using apache(which many of us are),

.htaccess and .htpasswd to the rescue.

In your .htaccess file add:

SetEnvIf Host yourstagingserver.com passreq AuthType Basic AuthName “Staging Server” AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd Require valid-user Order allow,deny Allow from all Deny from env=passreq Satisfy any

Configure your password file on both dev & production

Wherever you specify the /path/to/.htpasswd file navigate to that folder from the console and type “htpasswd -c .htpasswd mark”   where mark is the first user you want to create a login for. For each additonal person type “htpasswd .htpasswd linda”  where linda is the next username you want to add to the .htpasswd file. Each time  it will  prompt you to type in the password twice.(your password will be stored in the .htpasswd file) encrypted next to the username you created.

*Note:

AuthUserFile expects an absolute path, but if you don't start your path with a forward slash, it defaults to the directory you specify in your httpd.conf file as ServerRoot.

• http://library.linode.com/web-servers/apache/installation/ubuntu-9.10-karmic#installingapachemodules
• http://cloudservers.rackspacecloud.com/index.php/Ubuntu-ApacheConfigurationLayout
• Steps:
  • apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-utils
  • apt-get install php5-suhosin
  • apt-get install php5-mysql
  • apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php-pear php5-xcache

http://cloudservers.rackspacecloud.com/index.php/BasicCloudServerSecurity

http://cloudservers.rackspacecloud.com/index.php/Sampleiptables_ruleset

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe

sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libreadline5 libreadline5-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev mkdir ~/src && cd ~/src wget ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.9/ruby-1.9.1-p0.tar.gz tar -xvf ruby-1.9.1-p0.tar.gz cd ruby-1.9.1-p0 ./configure make make test sudo make install

• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Git
• apt-get install git-core

sudo gem update –system sudo gem install rails

sudo gem install mysql

Install Pecl src : http://www.markfosteronline.com/2009/01/04/how-to-install-a-php-pecl-extensionmodule-on-ubuntu/

• sudo apt-get install php-pear
• sudo apt-get install php5-dev
• sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev
• sudo pecl install pecl_http     just hit enter and use defaults

Monitor ETH Port

• Use tcpdump -i eth0   to watch the ports

• apt-get install dtach
• ex: dtach -A sessionname program arguments
  • press ctrl+\ to detach it from the terminal
  • then (from another computer or terminal) run “dtach -a sessionname”
• ex:
  • dtach -A MyBashSession bash -l
  • [press ctrl+]
  • dtach -a MyBashSession

• sudo /etc/init.d/service mysql start

• pecal install zip
• * If it fails because of some error on expected = “” sudo apt-get install libpcre3-dev

http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/smushit/index.html