[CentOS] OT: Apache Built -how do add SSL module?
kalinix
calin.kalinix.cosma at gmail.com
Wed Jan 10 21:44:56 UTC 2007
On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 13:28 -0800, Karl R. Balsmeier wrote:
> Will McDonald wrote:
>
> > On 10/01/07, Karl R. Balsmeier <karl at klxsystems.net> wrote:
> >
> >> hey I already compiled apache 2.0.58 from source onto my centos server
> >> and noticed I needed to get SSL module added "after the fact"
> >>
> >> -what are the commands I would run to get this working without wiping
> >> everything out and starting over?
> >
> >
> > It's generally recommended that you DO NOT compile *anything* from
> > source for CentOS or any other RPM-based distro unless you have
> > absolutely no other option and you know what you're doing.
> >
> > And under those circumstances you should at least consider rebuilding
> > a custom RPM with whatever additional functionality you require from
> > the SRPM so it's still packaged and runs far less risk of breaking the
> > system.
> >
> > If you need Apache with SSL support the recommended method would be to
> > install the 'httpd' and 'mod_ssl' packages and their dependencies with
> > the command...
> >
> > # yum install httpd mod_ssl
> >
> > or
> >
> >
> > There's lots more useful information on the CentOS site and in the Wiki.
> >
> > http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/yum/sn-software-management-tools.html
> > http://www.centos.org/docs/4/html/yum/sn-managing-packages.html
> > http://wiki.centos.org/?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=yum&titlesearch=Titles
> >
> >
> > Will.
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> Hi Will,
>
> I understand all of the centos-package-only rhetoric but am still
> curious about a technical answer to my specific technical question.
>
> I appreciate all of the helpful pointers you've copied in from the site
> -but in this case the question is more important than enforcing the
> packaging paradigm -and I support the project's views on that and have
> seen them many times.
>
> To wit, Community Enterprise OS is used outside of this context all of
> the time -in this case for a highly scientific purpose related to
> optimizing chip yields -with, (gasp), things compiled from source which
> are (sigh of relief) eventually turned into nifty RPM files that can be
> shared/modified/perfected by the community by the brilliant likes of the
> centos package maintainers at their noble and highly revered discretion.
>
> "To do the science we must do the work". So apologies for the "outside
> the box" moment. We are doing this work on 60+ 64-bit servers, all of
> whom have apache from source because we had our own needs to answer to
> and this OS was the closest match to the need to make a javagroups
> application cluster, which it does very very well.
>
> If anyone knows, much appreciated, -you can just email me 'off-list'. I
> emailed the mod_sslusers list so hopefull that'll get a nice clear answer.
>
> And just to be really clear, no negative attitude here or anything,
> -just looking for a community assist on an important question. thanx!
>
> -krb
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For the future good of community :)
You may want to look at *apachectl* command
Calin
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