openSSL not working with PHP built-in webserver

Question

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit

PHP version: 5.4.6-2~precise+1

When I test an https page I am writing through the built-in webserve

Answer 1

See the manual section on the built-in webserver shim:
http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.webserver.php

It doesn't support SSL encryption. It's for plain HTTP requests. The openssl extension and function support is unrelated. It does not accept requests or send responses over the stream wrappers.

If you want SSL to run over it, try a stunnel wrapper:

php -S localhost:8000 &   
stunnel3 -d 443 -r 8080  

It's just for toying anyway.