Are you running linux based or Windows based system on your computer? If it's a linux based system, you could use a free package called the 'webmin', from www.webmin.com, which can be configured to run in both the HTTP and HTTPS modes.

If you are running windows based system, you could have a look at the same 'webmin' package compiled for 'cygwin'.

The windows based system is certainly less secure than the linux based system.