Installing Apache with FrontPage/SSL
This article shows how I finally managed to get Apache installed with FrontPage/SSL.
WARNING: I suspect the tarball referenced by this article is very out of date. I make no promises it will work.
You may well be wasting your time.
Resources
An Overview of the FrontPage Server Extensions
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpp/serk98/intro.htm
Installing the FrontPage Server Extensions
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpp/serk98/install.htm
Of note are the UNIX Setup Preview and Using the Installation Script.
Read them before you install)
Administration of the Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/frontpage/wpp/serk98/admin.htm
(practical examples of how to use pfsrvadm)
First attempts
My first attempts were with the apache13-fp port. I had no luck with that.
There were problems with the install of apache itself and eventually publishing
with Front Page caused problems. Eventually, at the suggestion of someone else, I
gave up and tried a more recent version which is not yet in the ports. However, I
now suspect I may know what the problems were with my apache-fp install. It’s great
knowing such stuff after the fact.
Success
I was given a port tarball from someone I know on IRC. I’ve supplied a copy of
this file for you:
You should fetch this file, untar it, and then make the port:
cd /usr/ports/www fetch http:/path/to/apache13-fp-modssl.tar.gz tar xvfz apache13-fp-modssl.tar.gz cd apache13-fp-modssl make make install
If you are having trouble with the install phase, here are the options I used to install my apache.
Of more importance is Installing a new virtual web with FP2000
extensions.