#######################How to Setup the plt web-server With https#################

First set up the plt web-web server on port 8080.  Instructions for that are found here:
find at: http://schemecookbook.org/Cookbook/WebPLTWebServer

Once that's running (and you've tested that it's working), then install apache2.  Apache2 will normally install by default install on port 80 as a http server.  Test it by going to http://localhost.  you should be able to see the default apache page.  Once you can see it, add:
LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
to /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
and add the following options to apache2 -D SSL -D SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST
{on gentoo this is found in /etc/conf.d/apache2, and looks like:
APACHE2_OPTS="-D DEFAULT_VHOST -D SSL -D SSL_DEFAULT_VHOST"}
This will load the https extentions, and will hopefully set up the default https page configuration for you.  test it by going to https://localhost.  If you see the default apache page, then it worked.



Now we need it to send requests to the plt server on port 8080.  First, add the following module entries to /etc/apache2/httpd.conf  :
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so

and add the following directory entry to the same file (/etc/apache2/httpd.conf)<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://localhost:8080/$1 [P]
</Directory>



Now test it by going to:
lynx https://localhost/servlets/examples/add.ss
Hopefully that works.

If that works, we still have a security issue.  Go to https://localhost/servlets/configure.ss .  This allows you to reconfigure your system from a webbrowser on the local machine.  but since apache proxies the request through localhost, every request looks like it came from the local machine.  We can stop this from happening.  Do the following commands at the command shell on your system:

bash# ifconfig lo:2 10.200.200.200
bash# route add -host 10.200.200.200 lo:2

(note, these settings will clear upon reboot.  you need to add it to the networking configuration files for your system if you want it to say permanent)

Now, in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf, change the RewriteRule to look like:
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://10.200.200.200:8080/$1 [P]


So the whole directory entry in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf should now look like:
<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://10.200.200.200:8080/$1 [P]
</Directory>

Other issues:
1. If you want apache to server pages other then the plt web server, you can change the direcory entry to use ``/plt-ws'' instead of root, and use a filter likeExtFilterDefine plt mode=output cmd="/usr/bin/sed 's/\\/servlets;/\\/plt-ws\\/servlets;/'"
However this is non-ideal

2. You may want to make the plt web server so it *only* responds to 10.200.200.200, and localhost.  (firewall/iptables, or plt config file?)

3. Can/Should localhost confguration be disabled via a plt web-server configuration file?