Why do I get ``Connection Refused'' messages, when trying to access my newly installed Apache+mod_ssl server via HTTPS?

This can happen for various reasons. The most common mistakes include starting Apache with just apachectl start (or httpd) instead of apachectl startssl (or httpd -DSSL). Your configuration may also be incorrect. Please make sure that your Listen directives match your <VirtualHost> directives. If all else fails, please start afresh, using the default configuration provided by mod_ssl.