Hey All,
Noob question here. I have a Ubuntu 10.04 VPS running Apache, PHP, MySQL. I'm interested in setting up https using this guide: http://library.linode.com/web-servers/a ... 0.04-lucid

First, I have a question. If I were to go through all of that, what would happen if I wanted to rebuild my server? Would I be able to just copy /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem and /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.key to the new server or would I have to go through that entire thing again (including the fees)?

Thank you for your help!,
Jeff

As long as the domain and ip stay the same you're fine, in fact most ssl issuers will reissue it on a new ip for free.

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You shouldn't have to worry about the IP address the same unless the secure site is being requested by IP. The DNS name is the only thing that must match.