How to Enable HTTPS / SSL on WAMP Server
Why Would I Need HTTPS / SSL on WampServer? The time has come for all websites to migrate to HTTPS. Effective July 2018, Google’s Chrome browser will mark non-HTTPS sites as “not secure”. Google has been pushing webmasters to make the change to non-secure websites for many years now including hinting at small rankings boost. SSL stands for “Secure Sockets Layer” and when a website owner has one, all data passed between web browsers and servers is private and encrypted. WampServer is a great tool for building a website on your local computer but as of right now it does not support HTTPS / SSL out of the box. Building your website from the ground up with HTTPS / SSL in mind can save you a lot of problems when you finally do put your site online. In the tutorial below, I will show you how to set up HTTPS / SSL for WampServer using OpenSSL. Step 1: Download and Install WampServer Wampserver is available in both 32 and 64 bit. Make sure you select the correct installer for your version of W...