I'm looking to do something, but I'm not sure it's even possible. Maybe someone
can steer me in the right direction.
Let's say that I have a copy of apache running on my server. I also have a
brand new SSL certificate that was signed by a CA. I'd like to write some code
to programmatically enable SSL on the server by means of mod_ssl. When I think
about the steps necessary, I need to:
1. Copy the mod_ssl files to the proper place.
2. Update the mod_ssl config files to point to my SSL certificate.
3. Update the apache config files to recognize and run mod_ssl
4. Cause apache to suddenly start to use mod_ssl
Now steps 1,2, and 3 seem pretty straight forward. Step 4 is a huge handwave,
and I'm hoping someone can give me some insight. Is it even possible? Does it
require apache to be restarted? Is there some programmatic way to get apache to
restart?
