# Xampp Cheat Sheet

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• 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

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# 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. Go to C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf
2. Open httpd.conf
3. Find tag : DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs"
4. Edit tag to : DocumentRoot "C:/xampp/htdocs/my/new/location"
5. Now find tag and change it to < Directory "C:/xampp/htdocs/my/new/location" >
6. 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.

DO NOT use .dev because google does not like it!

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

<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "C:\path\to\htdocs"
	ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
	DocumentRoot "C:\path\to\htdocs\SITEROOT\public"
	ServerName mysite.test
</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