Install wildcard ssl using XML API class

[tomdchi]

I have been trying to install a wildcard ssl cert using the php api class but having issues.
I can get the cert to install but apache ends up crashing and I have to terminate the user account in order to get the server back up.

How it works normaly in WHM in SSL setup

Enter crt
Enter key
Enter ca bundle

WHM reads the cert as belonging to the base domain and inputs the user, ip, base domain into the user, ip, domain box. I change these to the correct values and then install cert, all is good.

In the API docs the User and IP are not listed as param options. I tried to include them in the array anyway but still had the same result.

$installssl = $xmlapi->api2_query($user, "SSL", "installssl", array(cabundle => $cabundle, crt => $crt, domain => $domain, key => $key, ip => $ip, user=> $user));

I have tried the above with and without ip and user and it will install but apache crashes. Anyone have any idea if I can get this to work?

[tomdchi]

I got it to install and it works ok. But now when I install the cert a process is started that doesn't shutdown and runs up the cpu usage to almost 100%. I have to manually kill the process.
the cpu usage list will show the command as:

whostmgrd - serving *ip of site cert was installed*

LOL, I finaly get the cert to install and to work but now the server is going to crash anyway because of another process. Just my luck.
Anyone have any idea on how to prevent this?

The scrip I am running:

<?php  

require ('xmlapi.php');
require ("ssl.php"); //holds the ssl cert, key, and cabundle
   
$user = "sub";  
$domain = "subdomain.domain.com";

$xmlapi = new xmlapi($domain);  
$xmlapi->password_auth("root","root_pass");  
$xmlapi->set_debug(1); 

$installssl = $xmlapi->api2_query($user, "SSL", "installssl", array(cabundle => $cabundle, crt => $crt, domain => $domain, key => $key));  

?>

Doing a trace on the process shows this over and over:

write(12, "\27\3\1\0000\34&\360\223N\25\"v\2757J\367`\265mb\353\347 \222\t\232\6\273\302\206\231"..., 53) = -1 EPIPE (Broken pipe)
--- SIGPIPE (Broken pipe) @ 0 (0) ---
kill(13824, SIGKILL)                    = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted)
rt_sigreturn(0x11895410)                = -1 EPIPE (Broken pipe)

[MattDees]

By any chance are you connecting to the same box that is serving the page? If so, then this is the cause of your problem as installing an SSL cert forces an apache restart.

[tomdchi]

yes it is on the same box. I have another server that I can use to initiate this operation. I will give that a try

[tomdchi]

That did it. I moved my scripts over to a different server and everything worked fine!

Thanks Matt!

BTW the php class rocks!