On Aug 31, 2009, at 7:08 PM, keith smith wrote:

> openssl s_client -showcerts
>
> returns
>
> connect: Connection refused
> connect:errno=29
>

no idea on that one.

>
> and when I try to access the site with https I get
>
>
> Secure Connection Failed
>
> An error occurred during a connection to newcart.dev.
>
> SSL received a record with an unknown content type.
>
> (Error code: ssl_error_rx_unknown_record_type)
>
> The page you are trying to view can not be shown because the  
> authenticity of the received data could not be verified.
>
>    * Please contact the web site owners to inform them of this  
> problem.
>
> ---
> Any ideas much appreciated.

It's normal to see the 'authenticity could not be verified' error with  
a self-signed cert.  If you want to get rid of that error, you have to  
get your certificate signed by a recognized signing athority like  
Verisign or GoDaddy.

The 'unknown content type' error may be another issue.  Post your  
VirtualHost config for your SSL vhost so we can troubleshoot.  Or, you  
can change LogLevel to 'debug' in your Apache config and watch the  
error log while you access the server with a browser.

alex