Thanks everyone, we now have everything working fine. A quick howto for beginners (who perhaps experience what we have experienced):
If you want win2k + mod-ssl, don't trust the apache HOWTO at http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/platform/win_compiling.html, they may be fine for those who don't need ssl (and those people can simply use the supplied binaries) but they are wrong if you need ssl. Firstly, don't use the perl examples given on apache.org to prepare and compile openssl, use the instructions in INSTALL.W32 that comes with the openSSL source. We eventually found that with visual C++ 6 we could compile apache without ssl fine. Later we compiled mod-ssl alone (also in VC++) and moved the mod-ssl.so binary to the modules folder in the apache installation. And that's it, except you need to know how to start Apache in "ssl mode". from the console in the apache\bin use >apache -D SSL to install apache to run as a service with SSL >apache -i -D SSL Hope this helps someone out there, and thanks to everyone who helped us! John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Chew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 7:11 PM Subject: Re: 2.0.36 + mod-ssl + Win2k = Easy Money : Assuming the win2k service for Apache is created : (else create one using sc command), : try configure the Apache service properties like this : : : Path to executable: : "C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache\Apache.exe" --ntservice : : Startup type: : Automatic : : : : Regards, : Mark : : : >From: "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >Subject: Re: 2.0.36 + mod-ssl + Win2k = Easy Money : >Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:20:20 +1200 : > : >We have discovered that if we start Apache from the console with : > >apache -D SSL on our windows server, then we have ssl support... : >Please, someone, how do we get ssl support running as a service? : > : >It seems we have wasted a couple of days, simply to find this out! : > : >John. : > : > : > : > : >______________________________________________________________________ : >Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org : >User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] : >Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com : : ______________________________________________________________________ : Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org : User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] : ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
