RE: apache+SSL, which port?

From: Michael Clark (MClark_at_Nemschoff.com)
Date: 01/31/05

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    To: "'Andrew L. Gould'" <andrewgould@datawok.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:51:34 -0600
    
    

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Andrew L. Gould [mailto:andrewgould@datawok.com]
    > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:07 PM
    > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
    > Cc: Mark Ovens
    > Subject: Re: apache+SSL, which port?
    >
    >
    > On Monday 31 January 2005 12:39 pm, Mark Ovens wrote:
    > > Charles Swiger wrote:
    > > > On Jan 31, 2005, at 1:22 PM, albi wrote:
    > > >> Mark Ovens wrote:
    > > >>> I want to install apache with SSL but there are two ports,
    > > >>> www/apache13-modssl and www/apache13-ssl
    > > >>> What is the difference, and which is the best to install?
    > > >>
    > > >> i think the apache13-ssl has SSL build in, the other
    > uses a module
    > > >> for SSL
    > > >
    > > > Apache-1.3 does not have SSL built-in. The port www/apache13-ssl
    > > > is using "Ben Laurie's SSL", whereas mod_ssl is by Ralf
    > > > Engelschall. See:
    > > >
    > > > http://www.apache-ssl.org/#Credits
    > > > http://www.modssl.org/
    > > >
    > > >>> It is just for use on my home LAN but I want to run squirrelmail
    > > >>> to access my mail from remote machines.
    > > >>
    > > >> there's also apache2 which, afaik, builds with SSL by default
    > > >
    > > > Yes, apache2 has support for SSL built-in, and will enable SSL if
    > > > the system it is built on has it available (which is true for all
    > > > recent FreeBSD versions).
    > >
    > > So apache2 is the way to go then?
    > >
    > > Mark
    > >
    >
    > Not necessarily. I've heard lots of complaints about PHP and Apache2
    > not "playing nice". (Does anyone have any updates on this situation?)
    >
    > If you plan on using PHP, you may want to stick with Apache 1.3.

    I use Apache2 with PHP and SSL without problems. Have been for a very
    long time. We probably run 15 or so sites that fall under this.

     

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