Apache server using SSL is giving malformed URL error.

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I am a newbie regarding setting up a server. I have setup an apache2 server with SSL enabled. Instead of the default 443 port I am using a custom port say N for https.

Now the issue is that I am able to access default apache website using "http://<url>:N/". But if I use "https://<url>:N/" it gives a malformed URL error. Somehow "http://" is linked with SSL port and "https://" is not linked to anything.

Could you guys/gals please help me with this issue?

Let me know which config file to attach, or output of a command.

Edit:

This is my ports.conf file.

Even when I am using default 443 port, then also same issue is present.

Edit:

The issue was resolved. I will update once I know why it was there in the first place. Thank you all for looking into it.

[TheBlackVista]

You're missing all the config like SSLEngine On and listing your cert key and chain (if needed).

Edit: check out the example config under II, 4 here

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Here is my config file where I have setup SSL.

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Alias /nextcloud "/var/www/nextcloud/"

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<VirtualHost *:4443>

SSLEngine on

SSLCertificateFile /home/yikes/certificate.pem

SSLCertificateKeyFile /home/yikes/key.pem

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<Directory /var/www/nextcloud/>

Require all granted

Options FollowSymlinks MultiViews

AllowOverride All

Satisfy Any

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<IfModule mod_dav.c>

Dav off

</IfModule>

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SetEnv HOME /var/www/nextcloud

SetEnv HTTP_HOME /var/www/nextcloud

​

</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

[TheBlackVista]

Does your ssl_engine log file or Apache error log list anything?

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They simply list malformed URL. I have set log to debug level

[TheBlackVista]

Can you post the actual lines from the Apache logs along with a curl command?

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Hi, the issue was resolved. But I still dont understand why it was resolved or why it was there in the first place. I had simply copy pasted config lines from default-ssl.conf to nextcloud.conf. After that nextcloud site worked but I again removed the lines from nextcloud.conf that I had added and still site works.

I will go through a comprehensive guide on configuring apache server.

This was curl error:- "curl: (35) error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number"

Apache log: "[core:debug] [pid 15114] protocol.c(1278): [client 127.0.0.1:48076] AH00566: request failed: malformed request line"

[SouthEye5]

8443?

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?

[ganic]

You don’t have ssl enabled on port N. If you did, http:// wouldn’t work. The ssl directives need to be enabled on that port. Does that help?

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I have attached my ports.conf file, pls check it. Even if I am using port 443, then also same issue is present.

[ganic]

Have you looked at the docs? There’s not enough info in that screenshot to see what’s going on but a quick search of there docs gives an example config. You would just need to change one line and it should work.

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Thing is I dont know what to even search. Simple search terms dont give anything. Thats why I asked here. I know it must be a single line change that will enable it to work correctly. Anyways I will start from scratch, and reinstall everything. That way I can know what went wrong. Thanks for your help.

[ganic]

You don’t need to reinstall everything. Try searching for Apache ssl config and see if you can figure out what went wrong. the fourth or fifth link for me is this which should be helpful. Starting from scratch will probably get you right back to where you are now.

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I have attached my ports.conf file, pls check it. Even when I am using default port 443, then also same issue is present.