Need to have testing server work with https: but don't have an SSL

Question

I'm working on an online store. I have it setup on my testing server. I'm having a problem where when it goes to the checkout functions it wants to start calling https pages. I don't have an SSL certificate for this server. Is there something I can do with Apache to get this to work? Mod_Rewrite perhaps? I've played a little with rewrites but haven't had any success.

Answer 1

It would be much better if you could add SSL support with open_ssl and create your own self-signed certificate. self-signed certs are free to create.

Here is an example of instructions: http://www.flatmtn.com/article/setting-ssl-certificates-apache

Answer 2

If you don't feel comfortable with openssl you might also use SimpleCA or OpenCA to create self-signed certificates. These are simple GUI programs that act as a Certificate Authority.