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In order to add mod_ssl to apache, you must recompile. The reason is =
that the apache core code is equipped with an application programming =
interface (API) which makes it relatively easy for people to write =
third-party modules and integrate them with apache. However, mod_ssl is =
a bit special since it needs to call routines in the OpenSSL library. =
This is not covered by the standard API. So in order to load mod_ssl, =
you need to extend the API to include openssl hooks. This is done during =
the configure stage when building apache with mod_ssl - the mod_ssl =
configure script patches the apache source code to extend the API (hence =
EAPI).
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A plain compilation of apache with mod_ssl is not too difficult and =
should go smoothly on Linux - check out the documentation at the mod_ssl =
site or http://www.delouw.ch/linux/Apache-Compile-HOWTO/html/apache. html =
for a user's perspective on it.
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PS you'd also get to upgrade to 1.3.26 - your version is a bit =
out-of-date..
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Libby [mailto:tlibby@adelphia.net]
Sent: Montag, 30. September 2002 19:59
To: modssl-users@modssl.org
Subject: Rebuild of Apache REQUIRED to add SSL???
I'm looking into adding SSL ability to my Apache server.
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Apache version 1.3.22 running on Red Hat Linux 7.2
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MUST I REBUILD THE SERVER?
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I don't really want to do this as everything is running nicely now.
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If I have to rebuild, what is the SAFEST way?
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Thanks for your help!
-Tony
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Apache REQUIRED to add SSL???
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Re: Rebuild of Apache REQUIRED to add SSL???
am 01.10.2002 17:09:10 von Nalin Dahyabhai
On Mon, Sep 30, 2002 at 01:58:33PM -0400, Tony Libby wrote:
> I'm looking into adding SSL ability to my Apache server.
>
> Apache version 1.3.22 running on Red Hat Linux 7.2
>
> MUST I REBUILD THE SERVER?
If you're using the prepackaged version, you don't. It has already had
the necessary EAPI patches applied.
The shortest route is probably to install the prepackaged mod_ssl (be
sure to install all of the applicable updates), configure it properly,
and restart your server.
HTH,
Nalin
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