Apache, ssl, and php problem

Question

i just added ssl support to my apache website running php. before i added ssl i had a php flash script that has always worked fine until i altered the httpd.conf file to forbid access to this directory unless it was an encrypted connection. i used the code
<Directory "/home/httpd/html/folder">
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "user"
    AuthUserFile /home/httpd/passwords/folder
    Require user user
    SSLRequireSSL
</Directory>
i tested the ssl with the directory running php before i altered the code and it worked fine. now that i altered the code to require ssl, the folder's index shows up a blank page. what went wrong, is there some bug or something i did wrong?

Answer 1

steps to use ssl in arch with apache.
1) pacman -S openssl apache
2) Read /etc/httpd/conf/mod_ssl.txt
2a) Edit /etc/conf.d/httpd and set HTTPD_USE_SSL to "yes"
2b) Create an ssl key, request, and certificate.
# This generates the cert and key (valid for 3650 days)
  # Be sure to enter the FQDN of your apache server as the "Common Name".
  openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:1024 -days 3650
    -keyout server.key -out server.crt
  # This will remove the passphrase
  openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.key
2c) Modify /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.conf to use your new certificate.
SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf/server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf/server.key
3) Edit /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.conf
Define an appropriate virtualhost for your ssl site
4) Restart apache (/etc/rc.d/httpd restart)
If it hangs or fails to start, check the /var/log/httpd/error_log or try running
'/usr/sbin/apachectl startssl' and looking for errors/prompts.
NOTE: Using the same dir for ssl and non-ssl does not make sense, as someone could just use non-ssl to access the same information. Instead, create a new directory (something like /home/httpd/ssl), and use that dir for ssl web activities. Adjust /etc/httpd/conf/ssl.conf accordingly