Evil, Bad, Terrible mod_ssl Troubles

man, I just compiled a bunch of crap openssl/mod_ssl being one of them. I can start the server fine ..

apachectl startssl

...but once I do that I can't access any of my web pages. I have to issue...

apachectl start

... I know this isn't right, but I really don't know what I did. I wouldn't be asking, i'd be testing, however, I can't get any connections to ssl to work from my web browser or from the command line client. The server starts fine, like I said...

[root@pico conf]# apache startssl
Apache/1.3.14 mod_ssl/2.7.1 (Pass Phrase Dialog)
Some of your private key files are encrypted for security reasons.
In order to read them you have to provide us with the pass phrases.

Server checkout.commaflex.com:80 (RSA)
Enter pass phrase:

Ok: Pass Phrase Dialog successful.
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl startssl: httpd started

but I can't get any ssl connections to the server what so ever. My virtual host directive looks like this...


#
# checkout.commaflex.com
#

<VirtualHost 216.186.181.231:443>
DocumentRoot "/home/commaflex/public_html/checkout"
ServerAdmin info@commaflex.com
ServerName checkout.commaflex.com
ErrorLog /home/commaflex/public_html/checkout/.error.log
TransferLog /home/commaflex/public_html/checkout/.transfer.log
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.crt/server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/apache/conf/ssl.key/server.key
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXP56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP:+eNULL
SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
</VirtualHost>
##end##

hehee no problem there I don't think. ssl and every thing compiled with no complaints. i generated the server key and everything just fine, but no connections just page not found in ie. anyone pleeasseeeeee...

I have had a somewhat related problem, but no one has responded. Since I had other things to get working on the server, I have put off this one, but now the time has come.

For me SSL does not work at all. Everything compiled without error (following the tutorial at http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/...ess/page11.html ). However, when I try to start the SSL server, I receive an error stating that Apache cannot be started.

Running:
./apachectl startssl

Returns:
"./apachectl startssl: httpd could not be started


However, normal Apache works fine.

Any ideas?

Best regards,
Frank Rietta
frank@NOSPAM.com (change NOSPAM to my last name to e-mail me).