Tool to check up ssl setup on apache server

Question

My Apache server works fine without -DSSL, but does not start with SSL. This happened after I re-install the certificate because of expiration. (it used to work before) I would love to have some tool to check up if my newer setup of ssl key and certificate is correct or not. That would include permission, ownership etc.. Or is there any way to figure out why it doesn't work with SSL?

Answer 1

You can check your configuration files for syntax errors without starting the server by using apachectl configtest or the -t command line option.

That said, I don't think that Apache fails silently. There must be something in Apache's logs. Can you check this and provide the trace?

PS: You should add details on your environment such as your OS (Windows, GNU/Linux, Unix, etc), the Apache version, etc. This could help.

Answer 2

If Apache isn't starting, you'll need to check the logs to find out why. If there are still problems with the certificate after Apache starts, you can use an online SSL Checker to find out why.