Sorry my answer is a bit late (receiving way to much mail), but you don't
have to recompile to create SSL sertificates. Just use OpenSSL:
http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.6/ssl_faq.html#ToC28
On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, Necrotica wrote:
> Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 22:26:40 -0500
> From: Necrotica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [expert] Make certificates
>
> I've been going through a demonstration on how to set up an ecommerce web site
> with Apache, PHP4, MySQL, and OpenSSL. The documenation assumes that you are
> compiling all of the above from source.
>
> The instructions advise that when you are compiling Apache that you should run
> "make cerificates" to create your own certificate. Alas, the Apache RPM came
> installed when I installed Mandrake.
>
> My question is, can this be done with the RPM installation, or should I
> download the source and just generate a certifcate without actuall installing?
>
> Any advice would be helpful. Thanks...
>
> -Chris
>
