Uninstall mod_ssl?

Chris Worner · Nov 27, 2017

Hi everyone, I have a vps server for hosting my personal sites, they are blogs. I would like to get ride of the mod_ssl on my Apache because I didn't use them, and not going to use them in the future. What is the best way to uninstall mod_ssl or disable it?

Localnode · Nov 27, 2017

If you have cPanel/WHM open up Easy Apache in WHM and uncheck "mod_ssl" in the apache modules and then recompile.
Otherwise for RHEL-based distributions (CentOS, CloudLinux, Fedora, etc.)

Code:

yum -y remove mod_ssl

You'll then also need to recompile apache without mod_ssl. Find the respective configuration files. Usually in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf.

mobin · Nov 28, 2017

The easiest way is to stop loading the module or remove the corresponding package completely from the server. What environment do you have? Are you using any control panels?

neckom · Nov 29, 2017

hi,

You can uninstall openssl easily since it is a rpm package installed in the centos servers. You may need to recompile apache without mod_ssl and thats the only way to uninstall that.

24x7serverman · Dec 1, 2017

Here are the steps for you -

1) Edit /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
2) Remove mod_ssl (ssl open port 443)
3) Restart httpd( /etc/init.d/httpd restart)

VirtuBox · Dec 1, 2017

Chris Worner said:
Hi everyone, I have a vps server for hosting my personal sites, they are blogs. I would like to get ride of the mod_ssl on my Apache because I didn't use them, and not going to use them in the future. What is the best way to uninstall mod_ssl or disable it?

Hello Chris,
I'm not sure to understand why you want to uninstall mod_ssl ?
Because you can easily disable it with the command :

Code:

a2dismod ssl

But in my opinion, there is no reason to disable it. It will not impact your website performance or create any errors with your website.
Additionally, I recommend you to always use let's encrypt to secure your website, even if you are hosting personal sites or blogs, because just to login on your website dashboard, with SSL/TLS your password will be encrypted when it will be sent as clear text under HTTP. That mean anybody can get it by sniffing your network.

Elliot Martin · Feb 4, 2023

To disable or uninstall mod_ssl on an Apache server, you can follow these steps:

Check the Apache configuration files: The Apache configuration files are usually located in the /etc/httpd/conf or /etc/httpd/conf.d directory. Check the files in these directories to see if mod_ssl is loaded.
Comment out the mod_ssl module in the Apache configuration file: If mod_ssl is loaded in the Apache configuration file, you can comment out the line that loads the module to disable it. For example:

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#LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so

Restart Apache: After disabling mod_ssl, you need to restart Apache to apply the changes. You can restart Apache by running the following command:

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sudo service httpd restart

Check the Apache logs: After restarting Apache, check the logs for any errors related to mod_ssl. If there are no errors, mod_ssl has been successfully disabled.

Note: Disabling mod_ssl can impact the security of your server, as the SSL protocol provides encryption and authentication for secure communication between the client and server. It is recommended that you only disable mod_ssl if you are certain that you will not use SSL in the future.

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