Installing a new SSL cert for Apache

Aquitaine · n00b Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 8

Quickie here:

I followed OpenSSL instructions for generating a new root CA and then individual certs. I made one for my webserver, but I can't figure out how to tell Apache where it lives. Apache was emerged with mod_ssl. All the instructions I found online suggest this:

SSLCertificateFile /path/to/cert
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/key

But if I try that, Apache complains that it's an invalid command. I feel as though I'm missing something obvious. :>

samokk · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 1:32 pm Post subject:

Hi,

look in /etc/apache2/conf/modules.d

sam

kopfarzt

Aquitaine · n00b Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 8

Yup. Although it's not apache2. It's 1.3.27.

APACHE_OPTS="-D SSL -D PHP4"

kopfarzt · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:35 pm Post subject:

As you see in our suggestions, we are using apache2, perhaps it's different with version 1.

Anyway your problem sounds like apache does not load/activate mod_ssl. So either it's not loaded (in apache2 it seems to be included by default, but perhaps you can see it in your version by calling apache -l) or it is disabled (do you have the SSLEngine on line?).

So just to make sure: a SSL enabled virtual server here looks like: