Apache and SSL question

[WaltSteadman]

Greetings all,
I am trying to convert my apache server so that it will all https connections. I have done a bunch of google searches to find out if I can make it SSL capable without resinstalling it. I am running:
Server version: Apache/2.0.46
Server built: Sep 1 2005 09:10:34

I do have openssl on the server but when I look in the httpd.conf file, i don't see any lines that contain SSLCertificateKeyFile:
So I don't think I am setup to run https.

We are currently serving many pages on this server so would like to avoid taking it all the way down or reinstalling apache as I don't want users to lose access.

Can someone point me to a good internet read on enabling SSL on apache especially if there is a way to do it without starting over.

THANKS IN ADVANCE
Wally

 

[smah]

Do you have an ssl.conf file, perhaps in an httpd/conf.d folder?

Or look in your httpd.conf file for an include file like:
Include conf.d/*.conf
Then follow that path.

 

[elgrandeperro]

What OS?

If you don't run ApacheSSL or have mod_ssl installed it won't work. I usually build the whole thing, but if you have mod_so (probably) then you can just find the mod_ssl and link it up (I am pretty sure).

Since you aren't running SSL now, you could just install another instance of Apache running SSL. You have to be a bit careful that you specify a different ServerRoot so logs, pid files are different from your non-SSL version, but you can use the same DocumentRoot. This is a good way to test anyway.

I have converted apache sites and what is useful is to know exactly the options that are being used. One aan query httpd, like ./httpd -L (or is it -l?) or -V and -D.
I am not absolutely sure about those options until I get to work. You will need to replicate these if you decide to build apache, but they are good to keep in a file for reference.