Configuring to run php ratchet websocket via SSL connect (using Apache2 proxy)

httpd_mod_proxy_wstunnel.txt

# Check http version or apache2 version
httpd -v # apache2 -v

# Building mod_proxy_wstunnel.so for httpd 2.2.x

# Check apache version (should be 2.2.20 as of writing, if not adjust the next step)
dpkg -s apache2
 
# Checkout apache source
svn checkout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/tags/2.2.x/ httpd-2.2.x
 
# Get patch and apply it
# wget http://cafarelli.fr/gentoo/apache-2.2.24-wstunnel.patch
wget https://gist.github.com/vitkin/6661683/raw/873dd8b4de4ad1ff69757ffe48fc574374aedc57/apache-2.2-wstunnel.patch
cd httpd-2.2.x
patch -p1 < ../apache-2.2.24-wstunnel.patch
 
# Build Apache 
svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.4.x srclib/apr
svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.3.x srclib/apr-util
./buildconf # EDIT: Some commenters noted that buildconf should be run before the configure
./configure --enable-proxy=shared --enable-proxy_wstunnel=shared
make
 
# Copy the module and recompiled mod_proxy (for new symbols) to the ubuntu apache installation and update the permissions to match the other modules
sudo cp modules/proxy/.libs/mod_proxy{_wstunnel,}.so /usr/lib/apache2/modules/
sudo chmod 644 /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy{_wstunnel,}.so
echo -e "# Depends: proxy\nLoadModule proxy_wstunnel_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so" | sudo tee -a /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy_wstunnel.load
 
# Enable the module (also make any configuration changes you need)
sudo a2enmod proxy_wstunnel
sudo service apache2 restart

# If using httpd, cp .so file to /etc/httpd/modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so
# Add this to /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
oadModule proxy_wstunnel_module modules/mod_proxy_wstunnel.so

# Add proxy config
<VirtualHost *:443>
   ....

    ProxyPass /wss/ ws://localhost:8080/
</VirtualHost>

# Using below connection
var conn = new WebSocket('wss://' +  "<?php echo Configure::read('WsAddress.Pull') ?>" + '/wss/');

DONE!!!

# REFERENCE
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_proxy_wstunnel.html
https://gist.github.com/vitkin/6661683
http://www.amoss.me.uk/2013/06/apache-2-2-websocket-proxying-ubuntu-mod_proxy_wstunnel/

thanks for this.