Errrr, what's the web server software? Apache 2? Something else? In case of Apache v1 or v2, you very probably want to 'install' mod_ssl and then you need to install your server cert and pkey as well. Broadly speaking, that means you need access to the Apache config files at least, which is not webroot, at least not in my perception of what 'webroot' is (root dir of all web content (HTML files and such) and what is 'one above': is that '../' relatively speaking? Are all the httpd config files sitting there, or are they in /etc/httpd/ or in /... ? --> check distro manual for selected web server).
Location of the Apache config files may differ slightly for each (Linux) distribution, and then, of course, the above only regards Apache 1 and 2 but there are many more web servers out there; each with their own setup/requirements, just like on Windows. ;-) Hence: best is to take this up with the linux server maintainer/admin and/or check vendor/distro manuals. Bottom line: most often, OpenSSL is already on there somewhere -- it's a library plus tools -- and you need to install the server extension/add-on/whatchammacallit which enables SSL functionality within the web server; then you need to configure the web server itself to actually offer SSL (HTTPS) connectivity, i.e. configure port 443 (open firewall too?), install the proper CA and server certificate files and server private key, and none of that should reside within the same space where you have your web content. Ger On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 2:55 PM, miek <m...@box.nl> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I'm new to openssl and need to install it on a remote linux server. Of > course I don't have access to all server folders, only one above webroot. > > Firstly I'd like to know if this is possible, and second, how to install. > > I have downloaded the files from http://www.devside.net/guides/linux/openssl > but haven't found out how to install this remote. > > Is there an installer for linux like the one for windows? Or maybe you can > refer to a manual for situations like this…? > > > > Thanks for any help! > > regards, > > Miek > > -- Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards, Ger Hobbelt -------------------------------------------------- web: http://www.hobbelt.com/ http://www.hebbut.net/ mail: g...@hobbelt.com mobile: +31-6-11 120 978 -------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
