Appendix F - Loading the mod_ssl Module

The mod_ssl module allows you to enable SSL support on your Apache web server and is needed to enable Apache for SSL-Requests (https).

For more information on the mod_ssl module, see the mod_ssl user manual at http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8.

The bundled Apache that comes with Zend Core includes Support for the ssl_module, but this needs to be loaded in order to activate it. You must have acquired an SSL certificate from an SSL certificate provider (e.g. http://www.slacksite.com/apache/certificate.html) or have created your own SSL certificate for the mod_ssl to be successfully loaded.

To load the mod_ssl module:

Open your httpd.conf file.
By default, this will be located in:
Windows: C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf
Linux/Unix:/usr/local/zend/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf
Uncomment the following line by removing the "#".

Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

This calls the SSL configuration file.

Place your server.crt and server.key certification files in the 'conf' folder.
Restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

To restart your web server:
Under Windows:
Open your Apache Monitor (by default located in C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\bin\ApacheMonitor.exe if you installed Zend Core's bundled Apache) and select Restart.
Under Windows Vista, you must restart the server from your Services Manager.
Under Linux/Unix:
Click the Restart Server button, found in the top-right of the Zend Core Administration GUI.

The mod_ssl module will now be loaded.

Related Links:
Zend Updater

Appendix C - Zend Core Extensions

Appendix D - Libraries