apachectl configtest is equivalent to httpd -t. Try doing httpd -DSSL -t and see if you still get errors. Chances are you have sections of your httpd.conf file that should be wrapped in a <IfDefine SSL> section.
Andy ComCity wrote: > > Well that doesn't make a lot of sense....so your saying that "configtest is > better at error checking than apache is at running?" > > Here's the error I get: > > Syntax error on line 1158 of /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf: > Invalid command 'SSLEngine', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not > included in the server configuration > > 8< snip > #Listen 80 > <VirtualHost 209.10.62.26:80> > DocumentRoot /home/webs/holisticfamilyandpets > ServerName www.holisticfamilyandpets.com > ScriptAlias /_vti_bin/_vti_adm/ > /home/webs/holisticfamilyandpets/_vti_bin/_vti_adm/ > ScriptAlias /_vti_bin/_vti_aut/ > /home/webs/holisticfamilyandpets/_vti_bin/_vti_aut/ > ScriptAlias /_vti_bin/ /home/webs/holisticfamilyandpets/_vti_bin/ > </VirtualHost> > > #Listen 443 > <VirtualHost 209.10.62.26:443> > DocumentRoot /home/webs/holisticfamilyandpets > ServerName www.holisticfamilyandpets.com > # The following line is line 1158 > SSLEngine ON > SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/certs/holisticfamilyandpets.com.crt > SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/certs/holisticfamilyandpets.com.key > SSLVerifyClient none > </VirtualHost> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Owen Boyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 12:14 AM > Subject: Re: New User: must be obvious question > > > ComCity wrote: > > > > > > Hi, I've gotten Mod_SSL working on my apache server along with openSSL. > I > > > have working certs and they get served up as virtual servers. My > question > > > has to be obvious. > > > > > > I can stop apache no problem with: > > > apachectl stop > > > > > > I can start apache no problem with > > > apachectl startssl > > > > > > However, I cannot "restart" apache with > > > apachectl restart > > > > > > And, if I use > > > apachectl configtest > > > > > > it tells me I have an error at the <SSLEngine On> line of my conf file > line. > > > This can't be real because it work fine if I stop and restart or reboot > the > > > computer. The restart command simply doesn't seem to be working for me. > > > > If you are getting an error message when you configtest, then the > > amazing thing is that your server is starting under any circumstances. I > > suspect this is not a problem with apachectl which works fine for > > everyone else but rather (suprise, suprise...) and error in your conf > > file. > > > > To help diagnose it, please cut'n'paste the error messagea and post the > > section from your conf file which deals with the SSL virtualhost. > > > > Rgds, > > Owen Boyle. -- Andy Osborne **************** "Vertical B2B Communities" Senior Internet Engineer Sift Group Ltd. 100 Victoria Street, Bristol BS1 6HZ tel:+44 117 915 9600 fax:+44 117 915 9630 http://www.sift.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
