[102081] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Apache and SSL
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Pettit)
Tue Dec 1 10:49:36 1998
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From: "Paul Pettit" <paulp@ccbnpts.com>
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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 09:47:56 -0600
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9811302331440.18371-100000@blagnac.etud.insa-tlse.fr>
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> Tressens Lionel [mailto:tressens@etud.insa-tlse.fr] wrote:
>
>
> Has someone already experienced SSL with Apache succesfully ?
> I want to install it to get some of my pages securised.
>
Some.
The best, IMO, way to set this up is to get the tarball for a current Apache
ver. (1.3.3 now I think)[ http://www.apache.org ], the patch for ssl and the
SSLeay tarball [ http://www.apache-ssl.org ]. Explode the Apache and SLeay
src into a safe place (/usr/local/src or such) then follow the instructions
for the SSL patch as found on the Apache-ssl site. Then just follow the
instructions in the Apache INSTALL.SSL and READMEs.
After all is done you should have a compiled server (with base directory et
all) named 'httpsd' in /etc/apache/sbin/ (if you used the default base dir).
Create a symlink to it in /usr/sbin so it is in the default path. To have it
start up at boot you will have to create a startup file in
/etc/rc.d/rc3.d[run level 3] and in /etc/rc.d/init.d/. You should be able to
copy the httpd file in each and modify them to suit, however I am not
guarunteeing this will work well. I did an end-around and installed the old
apache-1.2.5-ssl.i386.rpm then rm'ed the old httpsd and did the above. It
leaves you with some files that you don't need but you get all the rc.d
entries so what the hey :).
Let me know if I can be of any aid.
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