Hi, I wanted to post an answer to a problem I had with Apache and SSL. It took some time to figure this one out but here it is:
PROBLEM: When I installed Apache and setup a virtual server for my test web site the standard HTTP requests worked fine and port 80 requests work fine. However when I would enable SSL on the Test Web Site It would act like the HTTP:80 and HTTPS:443 were switched. When I'd hit the server with http://192.168.0.60 I get an error saying that the I am trying to talk to the server in an ssl enabled port try https. I thought that http was port-80. So I try https and is gives me an error could not connect to host. I try https://192.168.0.60:80 it makes an ssl connection. Now here is the odd part I try http://192.168.0.60:443 and it makes non-secure connection. To summarize it looked like the server is talking ssl on port80 and plain talk on port443. RESOLUTION: (newbie brain fart) It turns out that you can only have 1 virtual server respond to 1 port. Previously I had SSL enabled on a single virtual server that was set to respond to port 80. To have a web site respond to HTTP:80 and HTTPS:443 you need two virtual servers both responding to the same IP and both using the same path for their root. Then set virtual server 1 to respond to HTTP:80 and virtual server 2 to respond to HTTPS:443. Enable SSL on virtual server 2 as well. I guess I was confused by my past experience with IIS servers. There you have one server that you enable SSL on. I hope this helps some else on the list as it helped me. Mike -- Mike Brandonisio * 3D Modeling and Animation Tech One Illustration * Print & Interactive Media mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Technical Illustration http://www.techone.org/ * Web & Database Systems Music For Your Mind http://www.mp3.com/metzgerscar/ ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
