LWP::Protocol::https::Socket

Gorby has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello Wise Monks. I'm getting the following error from a SOAP application I'm writing using SOAP::Lite:

500 Can't locate object method "new" via package "LWP::Protocol::https::Socket" (perhaps you forgot to load "LWP::Protocol::https::Socket"?)

I used an "https://...." url for the proxy field.

What could this error mean?

Thanks in advance.

Gorby

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Re: LWP::Protocol::https::Socket by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 10, 2004 at 13:04 UTC
LWP does not come with `https` support built-in. You will need to install OpenSSL and then Net::SSLeay (or Crypt::SSLeay, I never know which one).	[reply]
Re: Re: LWP::Protocol::https::Socket by saintmike (Vicar) on Mar 11, 2004 at 05:31 UTC
... and LWP comes with a README.SSL file explaining this in detail: http://search.cpan.org/src/GAAS/libwww-perl-5.76/README.SSL -- saintmike	[reply]
Re^2: LWP::Protocol::https::Socket by Anonymous Monk on Feb 25, 2015 at 15:26 UTC
Had the same problem. This fixed it. Many thanks!	[reply]
Re^3: LWP::Protocol::https::Socket by Corion (Patriarch) on Feb 25, 2015 at 15:30 UTC
I think nowadays, the proper way would be to install LWP::Protocol::https, which pulls in the appropriate prerequisites.	[reply]