diff --git a/docs/conf/ssl-std.conf b/docs/conf/ssl-std.conf
index e69de29bb2..5613d9041c 100644
--- a/docs/conf/ssl-std.conf
+++ b/docs/conf/ssl-std.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# ssl-std.conf
+#
+#   This file is a placeholder for the soon-to-be sample mod_ssl
+#   configuration.  Until this is populated, check http://www.modssl.org/
+#   for config examples.
+#