>My advice would be to install a completely new server from scratch and >install it in a different directory to your current Redhat installed one.
Thanks for the info Phil! Do I understand correctly, that I could keep my existing e-commerce stores on line and just install a new apache server independent of the existing apache setup on the same Linux machine? >All you need do once the new install is complete is kill the old server and >restart the new one. Once happy with the new install you can edit your >startup configuration so the new server is started on a reboot or restart. If this is possible, would it be difficult to switch my stores that are already set up over to the new apache server associated with mod_ssl? >Your can then either copy or symbolically link back to the content from your >original setup. Sounds a bit scary to me, would this be something I could hire out to an expert? I don't want to screw up live stores now that they are on line and functional. Could I have two independent apache servers on my Linux server running and switch from one to the other? And then just copy over my existing store settings from httpd.conf into the new server once mod_ssl is set up? Would I have to delete my existing e-commerce sites and all associated files? Or leave them on my Linux machine and just move the httpd.conf file over the newer apache server with the associated mod_ssl? Would this be a complicated process if I already have five e-commerce sites set up on the machine? Thanks, Dan Regards, Phil, Sheffield, England, UK. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Sabo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 12:30 AM Subject: Installing mod_ssl > Hi Folks, > > mod_ssl newbie here. I'm running RH Linux 7.3 and apache 1.3.23. I have > been reading the archives and Kabir's book - "Red Hat Linux 7 Server", and > from what I understand, correct me if I'm wrong, is that in order to install > mod_ssl on my machine, I will have to start from scratch and re install and > compile a fresh copy of apache. Is this true? Or can I install mod_ssl on > an existing apache machine that has already been configured and set up with > e-commerce sites? > > If I can install mod_ssl on my machine without re compiling apache, can > anyone direct me to any step by step documentation as to how to install and > configure mod_ssl and secure sites/Thawte certificates on a Linux 7.x box > already set up with apache? > > Lastly, if it is possible to install mod_ssl on a server already configured > with apache with e-commerce sites already set up, are there any security > risks in installing mod_ssl on an already configured server? Is it > "better", to install mod_ssl on an empty server? Also I read somewhere that > this mod_ssl worm is a big problem. Is that true? Should I upgrade my > apache software to prevent such an attack, and if I do, will upgrading > apache cause any problems with my current set up of my sites? > > Thanks much > > Dan Sabo > > ______________________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________________ Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
