How to set up PDS with SSL?

• Article Type: General
• Product: Aleph
• Product Version: 20

Desired Outcome Goal:
How to set up PDS with SSL?

Procedure:
1. Follow instructions in KCS Article 35359 How to start apache in SSL mode, to configure apache with SSL.

2. Log on to the Aleph server as UNIX user aleph.

3. In the file $aleph_dev/pds/program/PDSDefinitions change the lines

our ($server_httpd) = "http://{host}:80";
our ($server_pds) = "http://{host}:80/pds";

to

our ($server_httpd) = "https://{host}:443";
our ($server_pds) = "https://{host}:443/pds";

4. In the file $alephe_root/aleph_start change the line

setenv PDS_PORT 80

to

setenv PDS_PORT 443


5. type "source aleph_start"

6. Restart the Aleph WWW server (util w/3/1)

7. Stop Apache and start it again with privileges of UNIX user root (root user is needed if your apache port is 80)

Category: Web OPAC (500)

Subject: User info (500)

• Article last edited: 10/8/2013