[svlug] Test for SSL on Apache?

[Michael Long]

Skip Evans wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I am trying to install an SSL certificate for a 
> site on a server, but having some issues, and I 
> thought the first thing I should do is make sure 
> SSL is enabled in the web server.
> 
> Apache was installed on this machine by a guy who 
> is no longer here, so I am not certain SSL was 
> enabled when it was set up.
> 
> 1) How can I check for SSL being enabled, and
> 
> 2) If it is not, do I need to re-install Apache 
> from the start?

You need OpenSSL installed for starters. Whatever pkg manager you are 
using should have a query option to check for installed packages. Also 
look for OpenSSL dir. You also need mod_ssl for apache. It can be 
compiled directly into apache or you can run it as a module. do 'httpd 
-l' and look for mod_ssl. If you don't have it look for mod_so.c If you 
have that you can compile the ssl module and load it from httpd.conf. If 
you don't have either you're going to have to recompile apache or get a 
binary package that supports ssl.

Mike