[Gllug] Ubuntu/Debian Apache2 SSL IP based virtual hosts

[Simon Perry]

Anthony Newman wrote:
> Simon Perry wrote:
>> Apache starts ok but when I try to access the secure domain I get a
>> cryptic error in Firefox error-12263.
>>
>> The apache log doesn't show an error but the access log does contain the
>> following entries created at the corresponding times
>>
>> 192.168.9.202 - - [02/Aug/2007:12:21:06 +0100] "\x16\x03\x01" 200 27561
>> "-" "-"
>>
>> I'm pretty much a newbie at setting up apache and I'm stumped. Google
>> suggest it is a certificate problem. I followed the instruction at the
>> following URL to create the site certs
> 
> 
> I think you're missing an "SSLEngine On". What you're seeing is 
> consistent with trying to access an unencrypted virtual host with https. 
> The port definition alone is inadequate to make Apache serve using SSL.
> 
> Ant
Many thanks Ant,

Adding "SSLEngine On" to the virtual host directive and reloading apache
got it working.

Simon


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