Download the MAMP Moodle package and follow the installation process.
Note: when I run MAMP, I changed the Apache Port to 80 into MAMP preferences.
Then follow all the steps on this page: http://www.webopius.com/content/355/getting-mamp-working-with-ssl-on-os-x (Note: I didn’t set the optional virtualhost). This will not be enough to make Moodle works straight with https, that’s why I’m writing this post. But you’re almost there 
In /Application/MAMP/conf/apache/ssl.conf, change the document root (DocumentRoot) for the one you have into /Application/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf
Turn off MAMP if it’s not already done
Go into your apache folder (‘cd /Applications/MAMP/bin/apache2′)
Run your apache 2 server into ssl mode (‘sudo ./apachectl startssl’)
Bingo, it should work.
Reminder in case the webopius remove their great tutorial:
1. backup your MAMP conf directory.
2. openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024
3. openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:jerome.moodle.local
A challenge password []:
4. openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in server.csr -signkey server.key -out server.crt
5. cp server.key server.tmp
6. openssl rsa -in server.tmp -out server.key
7. mkdir /Applications/MAMP/conf/ssl
8. cp server.crt /Applications/MAMP/conf/ssl
9. cp server.key /Applications/MAMP/conf/ssl
10. /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/ssl.conf:
comment IfDefine SSL tag to closing tag (but not the content)
SSLCertificateFile /Applications/MAMP/conf/ssl/server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /Applications/MAMP/conf/ssl/server.key
11. /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf:
Listen 80
comment IfDefine SSL tag to closing tag (but not the content)
I’m still having problem using curl with after I followed your guide.
If I load a PHP script using
“curl_setopt ( $ch , CURLOPT_URL , “https://members.iodalliance.com/login.php” ) ;”
I still get the blank page under http://localhost:80/
Bad Request when using http://localhost:443/
Not Found when using https://localhost:443
Someone help me… I have looked up pretty much all the pages on Google and spend over a day trying out everything.
Thanks.
Hi Hugo,
If I understood well, you succeeded to install Moodle on MAMP with SSL activated.
So what you meant is that your cURL code doesn’t work because of this specific MAMP SSL installation? If yes can you assure that your code is working on WAMP or LAMP? If no, then it is not related to this SSL MAMP settings but it is a cURL/SSL related problem.
Let me know.