Apache: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition

OpenSSL

README.SSL tells you to get OpenSSL from http://www.openssl.org. When you get there, there is a prominent notice, worth reading:

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE OF STRONG CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE, 
PROVIDING CRYPTOGRAPHY HOOKS OR EVEN JUST COMMUNICATING TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT
CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE IS ILLEGAL IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD. SO, WHEN YOU IMPORT THIS 
PACKAGE TO YOUR COUNTRY, RE-DISTRIBUTE IT FROM THERE OR EVEN JUST EMAIL TECHNICAL 
SUGGESTIONS OR EVEN SOURCE PATCHES TO THE AUTHOR OR OTHER PEOPLE YOU ARE STRONGLY 
ADVISED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ANY EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE LAWS WHICH APPLY TO 
YOU. THE AUTHORS OF OPENSSL ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY VIOLATIONS YOU MAKE HERE. SO BE 
CAREFUL, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

We downloaded openssl-0.9.6g.tar.gz and expanded the files in /usr/src/openssl. There are two configuration scripts: config and Configure. The first, config, makes an attempt to guess your operating system and then runs the second. The build is pretty standard, though long-winded, and installs the libraries it creates in /usr/local/ssl.. You can change this with the following:

./config --prefix=<directory in which  .../bin, .../lib, 
                           ...include/openssl are to appear>.

However, we played it straight:

./config
make
make test
make install

This last step put various useful encryption utilities in /usr/local/ssl/bin. You would probably prefer them on the path, in /usr/local/bin, so copy them there.