Apache :: How to install mod_ssl

shashi.kumar@gmail.com · Joined: 15 Jan 2013 Posts: 8 Location: India

Hi,

I have a problem and require help from Froum members.

I have installed Apache 2.2.23 on RHEL 64 bit, but missed to enable ssl at time of ./config. Now i have enable SSL, Can someone please tell me how to install mod_ssl now?

Thanks in advance.
Shashi

DnvrSysEngr · Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 223 Location: Denver, CO USA

I just configured my Apache server to run SSL. Here are the steps I did that will answer your question:

Open up conf\httpd.conf in a text editor and look for the line:

LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so and remove any pound sign (#) characters preceding it.

Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf and remove any pound sign (#) characters preceding it.

Hope this gets you up and running.

- S

shashi.kumar@gmail.com · Joined: 15 Jan 2013 Posts: 8 Location: India

Hi,

Thanks, But the problem is i dont have mod_ssl.so, since i didnt compiled it by using --enable=ssl at the time i was compiling Apache, So now i want to compile and mod_ssl.so,Now the Apache is installed but without mod_ssl. Is there a way to intall it now.

DnvrSysEngr · Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 223 Location: Denver, CO USA

I am more of a Windows person, and have only configured and installed Apache in a Unix/Linux environment on my MAC (versus RHEL) a couple of times, I am going to speculate that if you ./configure without the SSL option enabled, you will probably have to re-configure and install Apache with the SSL option enabled to accomplish what you are trying to do.

James Blond

shashi.kumar@gmail.com · Joined: 15 Jan 2013 Posts: 8 Location: India

Thanks James,

In that case, i guess i need to recompile apache. Can you please provide me ./config command which isntalls all the possible modules in apache 2.2.23 or do i have mention every module specifically?

This will help me avoid this sort of issue's in future.

Note: I am trying to uninstall and install back on rhel 64 bit

Thanks,
Shashi.

James Blond

it has been a long while since I compiled apache 2.2 on linux.

I don't use ./config, but ./configure. ./configure --help should show all options.
I used to use --all=shared (maybe it was --enable-mods-shared=all )so I can load only the needed modules and did not had to worry not having a module when needed Wink

And I also had to enable ssl option extra on the configure script. Can't remember how the options named. See the --help option.

Since you already compile apache yourself you could compile the current 2.4.x yourself.
I wrote a how to for it. Take also a look at the comments.

I recommend to use apache 2.4

shashi.kumar@gmail.com · Joined: 15 Jan 2013 Posts: 8 Location: India

Thanks a Lot again James, I read your article, it is great.

Can you also provide some tips on uninstalling now on RHEL.

Note: I had installed it from source.

There is no make uninstall or make deinstall in the make file

Thanks,
Shashi

James Blond

mrjules44 · Joined: 13 Oct 2016 Posts: 1 Location: Reston, VA

Hi Shashi,

I have Apache Server 2.2.15 installed on RHEL 6.8 (64-bit).

To solve the issue of missing mod_ssl, I ran command: "yum search all mod_ssl"
Which output "mod_ssl.x86_64"

Then, to install this available library, I ran "yum install mod_ssl.x86_64"

Then, I restarted Apache Server and presto - Apache Server with SSL!

Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19646150/installing-mod-ssl-amazon-linux/21781886#21781886