Enable https for Apache on localhost

The simplest way to enable HTTPS for Apache on localhost:

  1. First save these server.crt & server.key files into your apache/conf directory.

  2. Then open httpd.conf file and add following lines

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    Listen 80
    Listen 443

    NameVirtualHost *:80
    NameVirtualHost *:443

    <VirtualHost *:443>
    # Your DocumentRoot
        DocumentRoot "d:/wamp/www"
        ServerName localhost
        SSLEngine on
        # Your files
        SSLCertificateFile "d:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.4.4/conf/server.crt"
        SSLCertificateKeyFile "d:/wamp/bin/apache/Apache2.4.4/conf/server.key"
    </VirtualHost>

  3. Test your configuration 

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    # navigate to Apache bin directory
    cd /Apache24/bin
    # Test httpd.conf validity
    httpd -t