[Techtalk] Help! Apache startssl Dies Silently?

[Kai MacTane]

Hi. I just upgraded my Apache from 1.3.26 to 1.3.28, along with its related 
mod_ssl and various other stuff (see below). Now when I run "apachectl 
start", the server starts fine, but given "apachectl startssl", it prompts 
for my PEM pass phrase, and then claims "httpd started" -- but  in 
actuality, it dies silently. No errors show up in the logs, either.

The platform is Slackware 8.0 on a Pentium 133, with 64 MB RAM. My Apache 
configuration is:

Apache 1.3.28
mod_ssl 2.8.15-1.3.28 (DSO)
mod_perl-1.28 (compiled statically)
php-4.3.3 (DSO)

A few diagnostics, run from /usr/local/apache:

root at surehand apache# bin/httpd -l
Compiled-in modules:
   http_core.c
   mod_so.c
   mod_perl.c
suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/local/apache/bin/suexec
root at surehand apache# bin/httpd -v
Server version: Apache/1.3.28 (Unix)
Server built:   Sep 18 2003 13:01:49
root at surehand apache# bin/apachectl configtest
Syntax OK

I will not send my httpd.conf to this list unless lots of people ask, as 
it's nearly 1700 lines long. But I'll be happy to send it to individuals 
who ask.

Thanks in advance.

                                                 --Kai MacTane
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