PHP openssl_public_encrypt causing Page Timeout/Connection Reset?

Question

Just migrated to a new machine and having issues.

Note: This is a Windows 7 , Apache 2.2.21, MySQL 5.5.16, php 5.3.8 setup.

Each time I run a certain PHP script, I am faced with a "Page Load Error - The connection was reset". I know the script works before the function call with various echo statements but calling:

openssl_public_encrypt();

I am given a page timeout. I have added the appropriate openssl.dll PATH to my windows configuration settings (D:\xampp\php\etc) but I am still getting page timeout errors on my actual localhost machine (and the errors above).

The page returns:

The connection was reset

• The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.

The apache ssl logs show:

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [info] Loading certificate & private key of SSL-aware server

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [debug] ssl_engine_pphrase.c(470): unencrypted RSA private key - pass phrase not required

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [info] Configuring server for SSL protocol

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [debug] ssl_engine_init.c(465): Creating new SSL context (protocols: SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1)

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [debug] ssl_engine_init.c(420): Configuring TLS extension handling

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [debug] ssl_engine_init.c(795): Configuring RSA server certificate

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [warn] RSA server certificate CommonName (CN) `localhost' does NOT match server name!?

[Wed Dec 07 15:13:17 2011] [debug] ssl_engine_init.c(834): Configuring RSA server private key

PHPinfo() shows:

**

openssl

**

OpenSSL support          |  enabled
----------------------------------------------------------
OpenSSL Library Version  |  OpenSSL 1.0.0e 6 Sep 2011
----------------------------------------------------------
OpenSSL Header Version   |  OpenSSL 0.9.8r 8 Feb 2011 

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Shouldn't my library and header versions match? Could this be the cause of my error?

Answer 1

Of note, this is an error found in recent versions of apache and php. The Apache version used non-compatible files. To resolve (temporarily on local machines only):

Replace the following two files in your xampp/apache/bin folder:

• libeay32.dll
• ssleay32.dll

with the files of the same name in your xampp/php folder. The issue was resolve for me immediately.