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How do I have to configure my Apache on a Debian system in order to be supported by the 42goISP system?

(Important: This applies to Apache version 1.3.x only and only to systems that have a separate Apache for HTTP and HTTPS! Detailed information about the configuration of a Debian system can be found here: http://www.falkotimme.com/howtos/perfect_setup/index.php)

On many Debian systems there are two Apaches, one on port 80 (for "normal" webs) and one on port 443 (for SSL webs). This configuration does not work with the 42goISP system which expects only one Apache for both kinds of webs.

There are two possibilities to configure one Apache that is also SSL-capable:

1) Run the following commands:

apt-get remove apache

apt-get install libapache-mod-ssl libapache-mod-ssl-doc

Edit /etc/apache/httpd.conf:

Insert in the "LoadModule" section:

LoadModule ssl_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_ssl.so

In the "Listen" section insert:

Listen 80

Listen 443

In the "Addtype application" section insert:

<IfModule mod_ssl.c>

AddType application/x-x509-ca-cert .crt

AddType application/x-pkcs7-crl .crl

</IfModule>

Before "Section 3 : Virtual Hosts":

<IfModule mod_ssl.c>

SSLPassPhraseDialog builtin

SSLSessionCache dbm:/var/run/ssl_scache

SSLSessionCacheTimeout 300

SSLMutex file:/var/run/ssl_mutex

SSLRandomSeed startup builtin

SSLRandomSeed connect builtin

</IfModule>

Afterwards run the following command:

/etc/init.d/apache restart

2) Remove both standard Apaches from the system:

apt-get remove apache

and

apt-get remove apache-ssl

and compile your own, SSL-capable Apache.

Instruction: (installation example)

You need the following (download it into a directory like /tmp/install):

apache_1.3.27.tar.gz

php-4.3.2.tar.gz

openssl-0.9.7b.tar.gz

mod_ssl-2.8.14-1.3.27.tar.gz

cd /tmp/install

tar xvfz apache_1.3.27.tar.gz

tar xvfz php-4.3.2.tar.gz

tar xvfz openssl-0.9.7b.tar.gz

tar xvfz mod_ssl-2.8.14-1.3.27.tar.gz

cd openssl-0.9.7b

./config

make

cd ../mod_ssl-2.8.14-1.3.27

./configure --with-apache=../apache_1.3.27 --with-ssl=../openssl-0.9.7b --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-module=most --enable-shared=max --logfiledir=/var/log/httpd --htdocsdir=/usr/local/httpd/htdocs --bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc/apache

cd ../apache_1.3.27

make

make certificate TYPE=custom

make install

cd ../php-4.3.2

./configure --with-apxs=/usr/sbin/apxs --enable-track-vars --enable-sockets --with-config-file-path=/etc --enable-ftp --with-zlib

make

make install

cp /tmp/install/php-4.3.2/php.ini-dist /etc/php.ini

Afterwards create an Apache start/stop script in /etc/init.d named "apache" (with privileges 755):

#!/bin/sh

case "$1" in

start)

apachectl startssl

;;

stop)

apachectl stop

;;

restart)

$0 stop && sleep 3

$0 start

# Remember status and be quiet

;;

reload)

$0 stop

$0 start

# Remember status and be quiet

;;

*)

echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload}"

exit 1

esac

Then run the following command:

update-rc.d apache defaults

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