[TriLUG] SSL Issues

[Robert Porter]

Unfortunately I cannot install Apache from the RPM's. I am using several 
custom mods that require Apache be built from the source.  Such as mod_jk to 
connect to Tomcat and some custom authentication methods required by my 
applications, as well as the fact that I am trying to learn to code Apache 
modules themselves, all of which means I need a source version to work with. 

I had the full RPM Redhat version working "out of the box" during earlier 
installs, and I have one "native" Redhat system with all of the Apache mods 
working.  But this system is/must be very different for the environment I am 
creating.  Way back in RedHat 5.1 I had a similar environment setup but it 
has been awhile.  

I have paid for the up2date subscription and use it, but that caused other 
issues, especially with OpenSSL.  Redhat "backpatched" versions of the SSL 
libraries to fix the recent buffer overruns, this means that the versions 
reported don't match anymore.  I did do a binary install of MySql via RPM's 
from the ISO images with no problem.  However I am finding that some packages 
installed via RPM and some installed via source tar balls seem to cause 
problems, the least of which is the RPM's tend to conform to RedHat's idea of 
file locations and the source tar balls adhere to more "standard" locations 
if there is such a thing :'>  If you ask me RPM's are creating a Linux 
version of Microsoft DLL Hell.  But that's most likely my ignorance of RPM 
technology speaking.

My real issue is how to get rid of the RedHat RPM based version of OpenSSL and 
replace it with a configure/make/make install version without destroying my 
system.  Any help would be most appreciated.

Cheers,

Bob Porter


> My suggestion is to let Red Hat (or Mandrake) do it for you!
>
> RH 7.2 installs with Apache + Mod_SSL + PHP with no problems, upgrading
> using up2date has brought them up to the latest versions with no
> problems.  Adding MySQL to the mix was similarly easy.
>
> I haven't done this with RH 7.3 yet, but I can't imagine that there is
> any problem.
>
> I've done the install from scratch before on 6.2 systems and it takes
> quite awhile, and there are a lot of dependencies that have to be met.
> There was a very helpful HowTo that I downloaded off of the Apache site.
> Still, RH 7.2 does all that automagicly (as it should!). If it is not
> working for you out of the box, then I would suggest that you reinstall
> and pay more attention during the installation process.  That is bound
> to save you many hours.
>
> Jon Carnes
>
> On Tue, 2002-09-17 at 20:28, Robert Porter wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Do any of you have any suggestions for an OpenSSL related issue I am
> > having? I am running Red Hat 7.3 and want to remove the RPM based SSL
> > package and install and build from the source tar balls.  I am trying to
> > get SSL working on Apache and have been having troubles getting my
> > combination of PHP 4, MySql and Apache 1.3.xx to play together with SSL.
> >
> > I have Aulds book on Apache administration on Linux and he notes that
> > there can be version related issues between the RPM install on Red Hat
> > and the source install.  Any suggestions?  Last time I uninstalled the
> > SSL package with or without --nodeps I ended up trashing my system.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Robert Porter			http://www.rp2c.com
> > RP2C Inc			robertporter at rp2c.com
> >
> >
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-- 
Cheers,

Robert Porter			http://www.rp2c.com
RP2C Inc			robertporter at rp2c.com