Are Open SSL and Mod SSL the same thing? I have Mod on the server and a programmer said I need Open SSL on the server for a certain XML program to work. Would it hurt anything running to install Open SSL in addition to the Mod SSL that is already on the server?

I posted before searching. Sorry. ModSSL is an interface for OpenSSL it seems. Does this mean that I already have OpenSSL on my server?

Most servers have OpenSSL on them by default. Run 'whereis openssl' to see if you have the command line tool. If its there then its likely installed. If its not there then a quick up2date should get it.

Thanks Kevin! Now I need to find php.ini and see if openssl is enabled. I'm sure it must be since my clients have secure certs on their accounts. Am I right?

I found it and looked through it. Found openssl listed there in one place but didn't see anywhere that you can enable or disable it. I guess we just need to give it a try. LOL Trial and error works too. Eh?

I looked at php.ini and see where it lists the extentions but don't see where it has enable or disable. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong file and for the wrong thing? Here's what the programmer told me. Any help on this will be appreciated.

CURL Extension, or OpenSSL extension w/ PHP version >= 4.3 is required for HTTPS.

This error occurs when the following if statement fails:

if (extension_loaded('curl')) {

Does anyone know this stuff? I appreciate any help. I have to get this done by Saturday night or Sunday. Thanks a heap!

You'll need to recompile PHP to use Curl and SSL. Are you running a control panel?

Yes. I have Cpanel.

Kevin,

Thanks for the hint. I remembered where to look and recompiled and the whole thing works fine now. Whew!