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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 Server 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 loaded.

To load the mod_ssl module:

Open your httpd.conf file.
By default, this is located in:
Windows: <install_path>\apache2\conf\httpd.conf
Linux/IBM i: <install_path>/apache2/conf/httpd.conf
Un-comment 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 the Apache server for the changes to take effect.

The mod_ssl module is loaded.

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