Apache error: _default_ virtualhost overlap on port 443

Question

I get this error when trying to start Apache.

_default_ virtualhost overlap on port 443

I\'m trying to set up SSL. Almost every

Answer 1

It is highly unlikely that adding NameVirtualHost *:443 is the right solution, because there are a limited number of situations in which it is possible to support name-based virtual hosts over SSL. Read this and this for some details (there may be better docs out there; these were just ones I found that discuss the issue in detail).

If you're running a relatively stock Apache configuration, you probably have this somewhere:

Your best bet is to either:

• Place your additional SSL configuration into this existing VirtualHost container, or
• Comment out this entire VirtualHost block and create a new one. Don't forget to include all the relevant SSL options.