Install mod_ssl and set up self-signed certificate on Apache on CentOS

apache_ssl_install.sh

# install mod_ssl and set up self-signed certificate on Apache on CentOS

# install mod_ssl
yum install mod_ssl -y

# directory to store keys and certificates
mkdir /etc/httpd/ssl

# create server key and self-signed certificate
# you will be prompted for certificate information
# for "Common Name", enter your domain name, or if you don't have one yet, your site's IP address
openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/httpd/ssl/apache.key -out /etc/httpd/ssl/apache.crt

# open the SSL configuration file
nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf

# make the changes (see separate file for details)

# restart apache
service httpd restart