# Xampp Cheat Sheet

• Setting up HTTPS on XAMPP
• Generate a self-signed certificate for testing purposes
• Change htdocs location
• How to Setup a Virtual Host
• SSL Configuration - Configure httpd-vhosts.conf - Make SSL Keys - Configure httpd.conf

# Setting up HTTPS on XAMPP

1. Navigate to the Apache directory in your XAMPP installation:

cd /c/xampp/apache

2. Create a new directory to store your SSL keys with the mkdir command:

mkdir conf/ssl.crt

3. Use the openssl command to generate a new self-signed SSL certificate:

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout conf/ssl.key/server.key -out conf/ssl.crt/server.crt

You will be prompted to enter some information for the certificate. Enter whatever you like, or leave the fields blank.

4. Open the Apache httpd.conf configuration file in a text editor. You can find this file in the /xampp/apache/conf directory.
5. Uncomment the line that includes the SSL module:

LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so

6. Open the httpd-ssl.conf SSL configuration file in a text editor. You can find this file in the /xampp/apache/conf/extra directory.
7. Find the lines that set the paths to the SSL certificate and key, and update them to point to the files you created earlier:

SSLCertificateFile "conf/ssl.crt/server.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "conf/ssl.key/server.key"

# Generate a self-signed certificate for testing purposes

**Requires OpenSSL ** which comes with git bash

Step 1: Generating a CSR and Private Key.
Step 2: Order and Configure the SSL Certificate.
Step 3: Download the SSL Certificate files and move them to the XAMPP.
Step 4: Add the site in Windows Hosts.
Step 5: Edit the SSL Configuration file for Apache.

# generate the private key
openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -out private.key

# Change htdocs location

1. Open C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf

2. Edit the DocumentRoot and Directory paths which will look something like this:

   DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
   <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs">
   

3. Change the paths to the new location of your htdocs folder. For example:

   DocumentRoot "C:\Users\nayke\sites"
   <Directory "C:\Users\nayke\sites">
   

4. Save and Restart Your Apache

# How to Setup a Virtual Host

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3uRXvwXz1o&index=2&list=PLillGF-RfqbYhQsN5WMXy6VsDMKGadrJ-

A virtual host allows a URL to be typed directly into the address bar when developing locally instead of using localhost or 127.0.0.1.

Step 1. Edit C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhost.conf to create virtual host entry to point to the public folder in the Laravel project location.

<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "C:\Users\nayke\sites\nbw_site\public"
	ServerName nbw.site
</VirtualHost>

Step 2. Edit C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts MUST open in notepad as administrator

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 mysite.test

# SSL Configuration

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64800565/how-to-create-valid-ssl-in-localhost-for-xampp

# Configure httpd-vhosts.conf

<VirtualHost *:443>
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
    ServerName site.test
    ServerAlias *.site.test
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile "crt/site.test/server.crt"
    SSLCertificateKeyFile "crt/site.test/server.key"
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
    ServerName localhost
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile "conf/ssl.crt/server.crt"
    SSLCertificateKeyFile "conf/ssl.key/server.key"
    <Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/">
        Options All
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

# Make SSL Keys

# Configure httpd.conf

# Virtual hosts
Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf