>Some things: First, consider using mod_ssl. This is a modular version
>derived from apache_ssl and it claims to be easier to install and use.
>You can get it at http://www.modssl.org/
yup, i have already downloaded it and i was reading its documentation already.
>Second, check and see if a httpd.conf.default file or something like that
>was generated by your "make install". You may have to rename it to
>httpd.conf (or httpds.conf as the case may be) to make it work.
after i have compiled my apache with apache_ssl directive, it created a
httpsd and a httpsd.conf.
>Finally, you may have to use "apchectl startssl" rather than "apachectl
>start" to fire up apache_ssl.
after "make install", i was prompted to use httpsdctl start.
>I can't recommend mod_ssl enough. I was tasked with creating a secure web
>server WITH PHP support.. I was frustrated in implementing it with
>apache_ssl. When i discovered mod_ssl I just followed the instructions and
>I was able to implement an SSL and PHP enabled secure web server. The nice
>thing is that bot mod_ssl and PHP run as dynamic modules.
>What distribution are you using? Doesn't it have an apache_ssl package so
>you don't have to install from scratch?
its an old slackware distro. anyway, thanks cito for the input. i will try
mod_ssl naman.
regards,
raymond
>Cito
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